Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 20 Jan 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 9 Jan 1942 | Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel (werk 23) | ||||||||
| Launched | 5 Mar 1943 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 24 Apr 1943 | Oblt. Gerd Dültgen | ||||||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 13 Dec, 1943 in the Bay of Biscay north-west of Cape Ortegal, Spain, in position 45.45N, 09.38W, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 53/B). 51 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
Wolfpack operations
U-391 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Eisenhart 1 (9 Nov 1943 - 15 Nov 1943)
Schill 3 (18 Nov 1943 - 22 Nov 1943)
Weddigen (22 Nov 1943 - 7 Dec 1943)
Attacks on this boat
28 Nov 1943
The attack by the British Wellington (RAF 179/L) on 28 Nov, 1943 in position 39.04N, 16.25W formerly credited with the loss of this U-542 instead caused minor damage to the U-391. (Sources: 1990-09-01, Axel Niestle)
1 recorded attack 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-391 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat! See the emblem page for this boat or view each one below.
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