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U-368

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered25 Aug, 1941
Laid down 20 Aug, 1942 Flensburger Schiffsbau, Flensburg (werk 491)
Launched16 Nov, 1943
Commissioned7 Jan, 1944Oblt. Wolfgang Schäfer
Commanders
7 Jan, 1944 - Jan, 1945  Oblt. Wolfgang Schäfer
Jan, 1945 - 27 Apr, 1945  Oblt. Herbert Giesewetter
28 Apr, 1945 - 8 May, 1945  Oblt. Götz Roth
CareerNo patrols7 Jan, 1944 - 28 Feb, 1945  21. Flottille (school boat)
1 Mar, 1945 - 8 May, 1945  31. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Surrendered. At Wilhelmshaven, Germany on 23 June, 1945. Transferred to Loch Ryan, Scotland for Operation Deadlight.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk by naval gunfire on 17 Dec, 1945 in position 56.14N, 10.37W.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-368 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel

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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998