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U-352

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered9 Oct, 1939
Laid down 11 Mar, 1940 Flensburger Schiffsbau, Flensburg (werk 471)
Launched7 May, 1941
Commissioned28 Aug, 1941Kptlt. Hellmut Rathke
Commanders
28 Aug, 1941 - 9 May, 1942   Hellmut Rathke
Career3 patrols 28 Aug, 1941 - 1 Jan, 1942  3. Flottille (training)
1 Jan, 1942 - 9 May, 1942  3. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk 9 May, 1942 in the North Atlantic south-west of Cape Hatteras, USA, in position 34.21N, 76.35W, by depth charges from the US Coast Guard cutter USS Icarus. 15 dead and 33 survivors.

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Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-352 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



Dive into History

Keatts, Henry C. and Farr, George C.

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Books dealing with this subject include:

Dive into History, Keatts, Henry C. and Farr, George C., 1994
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