U-392
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 20 Jan, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 10 Jan, 1942 | Howaldtswerke, Kiel (werk 24) | ||
| Launched | 10 Apr, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 29 May, 1943 | Oblt. Henning Schümann | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 29 May, 1943 - 30 Nov, 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 Dec, 1943 - 16 Mar, 1944 1. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 16 March, 1944 in the Straits of Gibraltar, in position 35.55N, 05.41W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Affleck, the British destroyer HMS Vanoc and depth charges from 3 US Catalina aircraft (VP 63). 52 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-392 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 |