U-389
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 21 Nov 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 3 Dec 1941 | Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel (werk 20) | ||||||||
| Launched | 19 Dec 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 6 Feb 1943 | Oblt. Siegfried Heilmann | ||||||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 4 Oct, 1943 south-west of Iceland, in position 60.51N, 28.26W, by depth charges from a British B-24 Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 120/X). 50 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
Previously recorded fate
(Last revised by FDS/NHB during August 1994. More on revised fates.)
Sunk 5 Oct, 1943 in the Straits of Denmark southwest of Iceland, in position 62.43N, 27.17W, by depth charges from a British Hudson aircraft (Sqdn. 269/F).
This attack accounted for the loss of U-336.
Wolfpack operations
U-389 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Rossbach (24 Sep 1943 - 4 Oct 1943)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-389 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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