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U-347

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered10 Apr, 1941
Laid down 19 Oct, 1942 Nordseewerke, Emden (werk 219)
Launched21 May, 1943
Commissioned7 Jul, 1943Oblt. Johann de Buhr
Commanders
7 Jul, 1943 - 17 Jul, 1944  Oblt. Johann de Buhr
Career4 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)
SuccessesNo 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).

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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.



German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel

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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