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 | ||||
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| 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) | |||||
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.
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