U-347
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 10 Apr, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 19 Oct, 1942 | Nordseewerke, Emden (werk 219) | ||
| Launched | 21 May, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 7 Jul, 1943 | Oblt. Johann de Buhr | ||
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| Career | 4 patrols | 7 Jul, 1943 - 28 Feb, 1944 8. Flottille (training) 1 Mar, 1944 - 31 May, 1944 9. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jun, 1944 - 17 Jul, 1944 11. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 17 July, 1944 west of Narvik, Norway, in position 68.36N, 08.33E, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn 86/U). 49 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Previously recorded fate (Last revised by Eric Zimmerman during January 1997). More on revised fates
Sunk 17 July, 1944 in the Arctic west of Narvik, Norway, in position 68.35N, 06.00E, by depth charges from a British Catalina aircraft (Sqdn. 210).
This attack was in fact sank the U-361.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-347 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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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 |