U-389
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 21 Nov, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 3 Dec, 1941 | Howaldtswerke, Kiel (werk 20) | ||
| Launched | 19 Dec, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 6 Feb, 1943 | Oblt. Siegfried Heilmann | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 6 Feb, 1943 - 31 Jul, 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 Aug, 1943 - 4 Oct, 1943 9. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 4 Oct, 1943 south-west of Iceland, in position 60.51N, 28.26W, by depth charges from a British B-24 Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 120/X). 50 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during August 1994). More on revised fates
Sunk 5 Oct, 1943 in the Straits of Denmark southwest of Iceland, in position 62.43N, 27.17W, by depth charges from a British Hudson aircraft (Sqdn. 269/F).
This attack accounted for the loss of U-336.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-389 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 |