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U-387

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered21 Nov, 1940
Laid down 5 Sep, 1941 Howaldtswerke, Kiel (werk 18)
Launched1 Oct, 1942
Commissioned24 Nov, 1942Oblt. Rudolf Büchler
Commanders
24 Nov, 1942 - 9 Dec, 1944  Kptlt. Rudolf Büchler
Career15 patrols 24 Nov, 1942 - 30 Jun, 1943  5. Flottille (training)
1 Jul, 1943 - 31 Oct, 1943  7. Flottille (front boat)
1 Nov, 1943 - 9 Dec, 1944  13. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk 9 Dec, 1944 in the Barents Sea near Murmansk, Russia, in position 69.41N, 33.12E, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Bamborough Castle. 51 dead (all hands lost).

View the 15 war patrols

Attacks on this boat

19 Jul, 1944
A Norwegian Sunderland aircraft (Sqdn 330, pilot Bredo Thurmann-Nielsen) attacked the boat causing some damages. The boat aborted to Trondheim for repairs. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 597)

1 recorded attacks on this boat.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-387 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel

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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998