U-360

Type

VIIC

Ordered

6 Aug 1940

Laid down

9 Aug 1941

Flensburger Schiffsbau-Ges, Flensburg (werk 479)

Launched

28 Jul 1942

Commissioned

12 Nov 1942

Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Bühring

Commanders

12 Nov 1942	-	20 May 1943		Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Bühring
20 May 1943	-	2 Apr 1944		Kptlt. Klaus-Helmuth Becker

Career
5 patrols

12 Nov 1942	-	30 Jun 1943	5. Flottille (training)
1 Jul 1943	-	2 Apr 1944	13. Flottille (active service)

Successes

1 ship damaged, total tonnage 7,153 GRT
1 warship damaged, total tonnage 1,540 tons

Fate

Sunk on 2 April 1944 in the Norwegian Sea south-west of Bear Island, in position 73.28N, 13.04E, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Keppel. 51 dead (all hands lost).

Loss position

See the 2 ships hit by U-360 - View the 5 war patrols

Wolfpack operations

U-360 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Monsun (8 Oct 1943 - 21 Oct 1943)
   Eisenbart (22 Oct 1943 - 17 Nov 1943)
   Eisenbart (25 Nov 1943 - 28 Nov 1943)
   Isegrim (1 Jan 1944 - 27 Jan 1944)
   Blitz (30 Mar 1944 - 2 Apr 1944)

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-360 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.