German submarine U-362
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-362 |
| Ordered: | 7 December 1940 |
| Builder: | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg |
| Yard number: | 481 |
| Laid down: | 9 November 1941 |
| Launched: | 21 October 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 4 February 1943 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 5 September 1944[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Type VIIC submarine |
| Displacement: |
769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged |
| Length: |
67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: |
6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Draft: | 4.72 m (15 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × supercharged Germaniawerft 6-cylinder, 4-stroke F46 diesels totalling 2,800–3,200 hp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490 2 × electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) |
| Speed: |
17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged |
| Range: |
15,170 km (8,190 nmi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 150 km (81 nmi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: |
230 m (750 ft) Calculated crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft) |
| Complement: | 44-52 officers and ratings |
| Armament: |
5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) 14 × torpedoes 1 × C35 88 mm gun/L45 deck gun (220 rounds) |
| Service record[2][3] | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
8th U-boat Flotilla (4 February 1943–29 February 1944) 13th U-boat Flotilla (1 March–5 September 1944) |
| Commanders: |
Oblt.z.S.. Ludwig Franz (4 February 1943–5 September 1944) |
| Operations: |
1st patrol: 6–28 February 1944 2nd patrol: 8–13 April 1944 3rd patrol: 14 May–7 June 1944 4th patrol: 14–20 July 1944 5th patrol: 2 August–5 September 1944 |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-362 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II.
Built by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft at Flensburg, the U-boat was laid down 9 November 1941, launched on 21 October 1942, and commissioned on 4 February 1943 with Oberleutnant zur See Ludwig Franz in command.[2]
Service history
Sailing from Kiel on 6 February 1944, U-362 first sailed for northern Norway from where she sortied out into the Norwegian Sea on several patrols, without sinking any ships.[3]
The U-boat sailed from Hammerfest on 2 August 1944, on her fifth and final patrol and headed east across the Barents Sea, north of Russia. On 5 September 1944 in the Kara Sea, she was sunk by depth charges from the Soviet minesweeper T-116 at 75°51′N 89°27′E / 75.850°N 89.450°ECoordinates: 75°51′N 89°27′E / 75.850°N 89.450°E. All 51 of the crew were lost.[2]
References
- Notes
- ↑ Kemp, Paul: U-Boats Destroyed - German Submarine Losses in the World Wars, 1997, Arms & Armour, ISBN 1-85409-515-3, p. 217.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "The Type VIIC boat U-362 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "War Patrols by German U-boat U-362 - Boats - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
- Bibliography
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