U-360
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 6 Aug 1940 | |||||
| Laid down | 9 Aug 1941 | Flensburger Schiffsbau-Ges, Flensburg (werk 479) | ||||
| Launched | 28 Jul 1942 | |||||
| Commissioned | 12 Nov 1942 | Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Bühring | ||||
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| Career | 5 patrols | 12 Nov 1942 - 30 Jun 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 Jul 1943 - 2 Apr 1944 13. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | 1 ship damaged for a total of 7,153 GRT 1 warship damaged for a total of 1,540 tons | |||||
| Fate | Sunk 2 April, 1944 in the Norwegian Sea south-west of Bear Island, in position 72.28N, 13.04E, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Keppel. 51 dead (all hands lost). | |||||
See the 2 ships hit by U-360 - View the 5 war patrols
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-360 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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