U-336
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 28 Mar 1941 | Nordseewerke, Emden (werk 208) | ||
| Launched | 4 Dec 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 14 Feb 1942 | Oblt. Hans Hunger | ||
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| Career | 5 patrols | 14 Feb 1942 - 30 Nov 1942 5. Flottille (training) 1 Dec 1942 - 5 Oct 1943 1. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 4,919 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 5 Oct, 1943 in the Straits of Denmark south-west of Iceland, in position 62.43N, 27.17W, by rockets from a British Hudson aircraft (Sqdn. 269/F). 50 dead (all hands lost). | |||
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Previously recorded fate
(Last revised by FDS/NHB during August 1994. More on revised fates.
Sunk 4 Oct, 1943 southwest of Iceland, in position 60.40N, 26.30W, by depth charges from an American Ventura aircraft (VB-128).
This attack accounted for the loss of U-279.
Wolfpack operations
U-336 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Ungestüm (14 Dec 1942 - 23 Dec 1942)
Neuland (8 Mar 1943 - 12 Mar 1943)
Dranger (14 Mar 1943 - 20 Mar 1943)
Seewolf (25 Mar 1943 - 30 Mar 1943)
Trutz (1 Jun 1943 - 16 Jun 1943)
Trutz II (16 Jun 1943 - 2 Jul 1943)
Geier III (2 Jul 1943 - 15 Jul 1943)
Attacks on this boat
10 Jul 1943
An unknown aircraft attacked the boat causing slight damages. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 346)
1 recorded attack on this boat.
General notes on this boat
12 Nov 1942. On 12 November, 1942, in the North Sea, U-336 collided with the escort mine sweeper M 1906. The damaged U-boat had to return to base.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-336 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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