U-363

Type

VIIC

Ordered

20 Jan, 1941

Laid down

23 Dec, 1941

Flensburger Schiffsbau, Flensburg (werk 482)

Launched

17 Dec, 1942

Commissioned

18 Mar, 1943

Oblt. Wolf-Werner Wilzer

Commanders

18 Mar, 1943 - 31 Aug, 1943	Wolf-Werner Wilzer
1 Sep, 1943 - 8 May, 1945	Kptlt. Werner Nees

Career

10 patrols

18 Mar, 1943 - 31 May, 1944  8. Flottille (training)
1 Jun, 1944 - 14 Sep, 1944  11. Flottille (front boat)
15 Sep, 1944 - 8 May, 1945  13. Flottille (front boat)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Surrendered to Norway on May 8, 1945.

At Narvik, Norway on 19 Sept, 1945. Transferred to Loch Eriboll, Scotland, for Operation Deadlight.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 31 Dec, 1945 in position 55.45N, 08.18W.

View the 10 war patrols

Attacks on this boat

24 Apr, 1945
The boat was attacked by a hunter-killer group. During the depth charge attack the periscope was damaged so badly that the boat had to return to base.

1 recorded attacks on this boat.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-363 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.