U-378
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 16 Oct 1939 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 3 May 1940 | Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel (werk 9) | ||||||||
| Launched | 13 Sep 1941 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 30 Oct 1941 | Kptlt. Alfred Hoschatt | ||||||||
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| Career | 8 patrols | 30 Oct 1941 - 28 Feb 1942 8. Flottille (training) 1 Mar 1942 - 30 Jun 1942 3. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jul 1942 - 30 Apr 1943 11. Flottille (front boat) 1 May 1943 - 20 Oct 1943 3. Flottille (front boat) | ||||||||
| Successes | 1 warship sunk for a total of 1,920 tons | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 20 Oct, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 47.40N, 28.27W, by depth charges from Avenger and Wildcat aircraft (VC 13) of the US escort carrier USS Core. 48 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
See the 1 ships hit by U-378 - View the 8 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-378 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Star (28 Apr 1943 - 4 May 1943)
Fink (4 May 1943 - 6 May 1943)
Leuthen (6 Sep 1943 - 24 Sep 1943)
Attacks on this boat
29 Mar 1942
The attack by the British destroyer HMS Fury on 29 March, 1942 in position 72.15N, 34.22E believed to have sunk the U-585 was actually against the U-378 causing no damage. (Sources: 1977-01-01, Claude Huan)
13 Oct 1943
The boat was attacked by a Fido homing torpedo from an Avenger aircraft but the torpedo missed the boat. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 447)
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-378 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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