U-384
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 15 Aug, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 29 Mar, 1941 | Howaldtswerke, Kiel (werk 15) | ||
| Launched | 28 May, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 18 Jul, 1942 | Oblt. Hans-Achim von Rosenberg-Gruszcynski | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 18 Jul, 1942 - 31 Dec, 1942 5. Flottille (training) 1 Jan, 1943 - 19 Mar, 1943 3. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 2 ships sunk for a total of 13.407 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 1745hrs on 19 March, 1943 south-west of Iceland, in position 54.18N, 26.15W, by depth charges from a British Fortress aircraft (Sqdn. 206/B). 47 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 2 ships hit by U-384 - View the 2 war patrols
Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during June 1975). More on revised fates
The attack by Sunderland aircraft (RAF 201/T) on 20 March, 1943 in position 54.18N, 26.15W was in fact against U-631 but causing no damage to that boat.
Wolfpack operations
U-384 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Falke (31 Dec, 1942 - 22 Jan, 1943)
Landknecht (22 Jan, 1943 - 28 Jan, 1943)
Sturmer (14 Mar, 1943 - 19 Mar, 1943)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-384 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 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 |