U-349
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 5 Jun, 1941 | |||||
| Laid down | 29 Dec, 1942 | Nordseewerke, Emden (werk 221) | ||||
| Launched | 22 Jul, 1943 | |||||
| Commissioned | 8 Sep, 1943 | Ltnt. Ernst Lottner | ||||
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| Career | No patrols | 8 Sep, 1943 - 30 Sep, 1943 22. Flottille (school boat) 1 Oct, 1943 - 28 Feb, 1945 23. Flottille (school boat) 1 Mar, 1945 - 5 May, 1945 31. Flottille (training) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Scuttled on 5 May, 1945 in Gelting Bay. 1 dead, unknown number of survivors. | |||||
Wreck broken up in 1948.
Men lost from the boat
5 May, 1945
When the boat was scuttled Obermaschinist Wilhelm Hegenbarth set the charges off and refused to leave the boat.
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
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 |