U-365

Type

VIIC

Ordered

20 Jan 1941

Laid down

21 Apr 1942

Flensburger Schiffsbau-Ges, Flensburg (werk 484)

Launched

9 Mar 1943

Commissioned

8 Jun 1943

Oblt. Heimar Wedemeyer

Commanders

8 Jun 1943	-	17 Nov 1944	Kptlt. Heimar Wedemeyer
18 Nov 1944	-	13 Dec 1944	Oblt. Diether Todenhagen

Career
8 patrols

8 Jun 1943	-	29 Feb 1944	5. Flottille (training)
1 Mar 1944	-	8 Jun 1944	9. Flottille (front boat)
9 Jun 1944	-	13 Dec 1944	13. Flottille (front boat)

Successes

1 ship sunk for a total of 7,540 GRT
3 warships sunk for a total of 1,355 tons
1 warship damaged for a total of 1,710 tons

Fate

Sunk 13 Dec, 1944 in the Arctic Ocean east of Jan Mayen, in position 70.43N, 08.07E, by depth charges from 2 Swordfish aircraft (Sqdn. 813/L/Q) from the British escort carrier HMS Campania. 50 dead (all hands lost).

See the 5 ships hit by U-365 - View the 8 war patrols

Wolfpack operations

U-365 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Trutz (28 Jun 1944 - 10 Jul 1944)
   Greif (5 Aug 1944 - 18 Aug 1944)
   Zorn (29 Sep 1944 - 1 Oct 1944)
   Grimm (1 Oct 1944 - 2 Oct 1944)
   Panther (18 Oct 1944 - 8 Nov 1944)
   Stier (25 Nov 1944 - 13 Dec 1944)

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-365 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.

U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2
Wynn, Kenneth