U-357
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 26 Oct 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 19 May 1940 | Flensburger Schiffsbau-Ges, Flensburg (werk 476) | ||
| Launched | 31 Mar 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 18 Jun 1942 | Oblt. Adolf Kellner | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 18 Jun 1942 - 30 Nov 1942 8. Flottille (training) 1 Dec 1942 - 26 Dec 1942 6. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Left Kiel on 15 Dec, 1942. Sunk 26 Dec, 1942 in the North Atlantic north-west of Ireland, in position 57.10N, 15.40W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Hesperus and HMS Vanessa. 36 dead and 6 survivors. | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-357 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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