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U-369

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered25 Aug, 1941
Laid down 6 Oct, 1942 Flensburger Schiffsbau, Flensburg (werk 492)
Launched17 Aug, 1943
Commissioned15 Oct, 1943Oblt. Ludwig Schaafhausen
Commanders
15 Oct, 1943 - 15 Apr, 1945  Kptlt. Ludwig Schaafhausen
16 Apr, 1945 - 8 May, 1945  Oblt. Hans-Norbert Schunck
CareerNo patrols15 Oct, 1943 - 28 Feb, 1945  22. Flottille (school boat)
1 Mar, 1945 - 8 May, 1945  31. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Transferred from Kristiansand Süd, Norway to Scapa Flow on 29 May,1945 for Operation Deadlight.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 30 Nov, 1945 in position 55.31N, 07.27W.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-369 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