U-370
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 25 Aug, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 21 Nov, 1942 | Flensburger Schiffsbau, Flensburg (werk 493) | ||
| Launched | 24 Sep, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 19 Nov, 1943 | Oblt. Karl Nielsen | ||
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| Career | 12 patrols | 19 Nov, 1943 - 31 Jul, 1944 4. Flottille (training) 1 Aug, 1944 - 15 Feb, 1945 8. Flottille (front boat) 16 Feb, 1945 - 5 May, 1945 4. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | 2 warships sunk for a total of 832 tons | |||
| Fate | Scuttled in Gelting Bay on 5 May, 1945. | |||
See the 2 ships hit by U-370 - View the 12 war patrols
Wreck broken up in 1948.
Attacks on this boat
23 Sep, 1944
In the Baltic Sea a man was washed overboard. [Matrosengefreiter Erwin Stiegeler]
1 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
23 Sep, 1944
In the Baltic Sea a man was washed overboard. [Matrosengefreiter Erwin Stiegeler]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
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 |