U-374
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 23 Sep, 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 18 Dec, 1939 | Howaldtswerke, Kiel (werk 5) | ||
| Launched | 10 May, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 21 Jun, 1941 | Oblt. Unno von Fischel | ||
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| Career | 3 patrols | 21 Jun, 1941 - 31 Aug, 1941 5. Flottille (training) 1 Sep, 1941 - 13 Dec, 1941 1. Flottille (front boat) 14 Dec, 1941 - 12 Jan, 1942 29. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 3.349 GRT 2 auxiliary warships sunk for a total of 992 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 12 Jan, 1942 in the western Mediterranean east of Cape Spartivento, in position 37.50N, 16.00E, by torpedoes from the British submarine HMS Unbeaten. 42 dead and 1 survivor | |||
See the 3 ships hit by U-374 - View the 3 war patrols
Attacks on this boat
2 Nov, 1941
While shadowing convoy SC-42, discovered by this boat the day before, the boat was briefly attacked by the Canadian escort corvette HMCS Buctouche (K 179) with six depth charges but suffered only minor damages. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 376)
10 Jan, 1942
The British destroyer HMS Legion (Cdr. R.F. Jessel, DSC, RN) and the Dutch destroyer HrMs Isaac Sweers (Cdr. W. Harmsen) attack the German submarine U-374 with depth charges. The submarine manages to escape but is damaged and unable to submerge again.
U-374 is sunk two days later by the British submarine HMS Unbeaten (Lt.Cdr. E.A. Woodward, DSO, RN).
2 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-374 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 Submarines versus U-boats, Jones, Geoffrey, 1986 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 |