U-375
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 16 Oct 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 14 Mar 1940 | Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel (werk 6) | ||
| Launched | 7 Jun 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 19 Jul 1941 | Kptlt. Jürgen Könenkamp | ||
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| Career | 11 patrols | 19 Jul 1941 - 31 Oct 1941 5. Flottille (training) 1 Nov 1941 - 31 Dec 1941 3. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jan 1942 - 30 Jul 1943 29. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 9 ships sunk for a total of 16,852 GRT 1 warship damaged for a total of 2,650 tons 1 ship a total loss for a total of 6,288 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 30 July, 1943 in the western Mediterranean north-west of Malta, in position 36.40N, 12.28E, by depth charges from the US submarine chaser USS PC-624. 46 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 11 ships hit by U-375 - View the 11 war patrols
Attacks on this boat
6 Dec 1941
The boat was trapped by British ASW forces while trying to pass the Straits of Gibraltar for the Mediterranean. He was forced to retreat into the Atlantic and try again. He successfully made it through the Straits on Dec 9. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 402)
16 Dec 1941
At 18.19 hours the boat was attacked by a flying boat in the Mediterranean. The aircraft dropped 7 depth charges on U-375 after the boat crash-dived. No damages. (Sources: Ritschel)
5 Feb 1942
The boat underwent a depth charge attack in the Mediterranean from a hunter-killer group, and sustained damage that forced her to return to base.
3 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-375 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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