U-340

Type

Scuttled at 0430hrs on 2 November 1943 in the Mediterranean Sea a few miles south-east of Punta Almina, Spanish Morocco, in position 35.49N, 05.14W, after being badly damaged by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Fleetwood, the British destroyers HMS Active and HMS Witherington and a British Wellington aircraft (179 Sqn RAF/R). 1 dead and 48 survivors.

Loss position

View the 3 war patrols

Previously recorded fate

Sunk at 0430hrs on 2 Nov, 1943 near Tangier, in position 35.33N, 06.37W, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Fleetwood, the British destroyers HMS Active and HMS Witherington and by depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (Sqdn. 179/R). (, November 2010)

Wolfpack operations

U-340 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Iller (12 May 1943 - 15 May 1943)
   Donau 1 (15 May 1943 - 20 May 1943)
   Without name (11 Jul 1943 - 29 Jul 1943)

Attacks on this boat and other events

25 Aug 1943
U-340 rescued five Luftwaffe aircrew off Spain on 25 August. Shortly afterwards the boat was attacked by an aircraft. One man died and five were wounded. The boat suffered minor damage.

1 recorded attack on this boat.