List of all U-boats
U-389
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 21 Nov 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 3 Dec 1941 | Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel (werk 20) | ||||||||
| Launched | 19 Dec 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 6 Feb 1943 | Oblt. Siegfried Heilmann | ||||||||
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 4 October 1943 in the North Atlantic south-west of Iceland, in position 60.51N, 28.26W, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (120 Sqn RAF/X). 50 dead (all hands lost). (FDS/NHB, August 1994). | |||||||||
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Previously recorded fate
- 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). (Postwar assessment)
Notes. This attack accounted for the loss of U-336.
Wolfpack operations
U-389 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Rossbach (24 Sep 1943 - 4 Oct 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-389 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
 Penguin with Olympic rings |
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