U-388
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 21 Nov, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 12 Sep, 1941 | Howaldtswerke, Kiel (werk 19) | ||
| Launched | 12 Nov, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 31 Dec, 1942 | Ltnt. Peter Sues | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 31 Dec, 1942 - 1 Jun, 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 Jun, 1943 - 20 Jun, 1943 9. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Left Kiel on 8 June, 1943. Sunk 20 June, 1943 in the North Atlantic south-east of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position 57.36N, 31.20W, by depth charges from a US Catalina aircraft (VP 84). 47 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-388 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 |