German submarine U-374
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-374 |
| Ordered: | 23 September 1939[1] |
| Builder: | Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel |
| Yard number: | 5[1] |
| Laid down: | 18 December 1939[1] |
| Launched: | 10 May 1941[1] |
| Commissioned: | 21 June 1941[1] |
| Fate: | Sunk 12 January 1942 in the western Mediterranean east of Cape Spartivento, in position 37.50N, 16.00E, by torpedoes from the British submarine HMS Unbeaten. 42 dead and 1 survivor[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Type VIIC submarine |
| Draft: | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
| Speed: |
17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged |
| Complement: | 44–52 officers & ratings |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Commanders: | Unno von Fischel (21 June 1941 - 12 January 1942) |
German submarine U-374 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was ordered on 23 September 1939. Her keel was laid down by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft in Kiel on 18 December 1939, she was launched on 10 May 1941 and formally commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 21 June 1941 under the command of Unno von Fischel.
U-374 had a short career, carrying out three patrols. During these she sank one merchant ship, the British SS Rose Schiaffino and two auxiliary warships, the naval trawlers Lady Shirley and Rosabelle.
U-374 was sunk on 12 January 1942 in the western Mediterranean east of Cape Spartivento, in position 37°50′N 16°00′E / 37.833°N 16.000°E, by torpedoes from the British submarine HMS Unbeaten. 42 of her crew were killed; there was one survivor.[2]
Service history
First patrol
29 September 1941 (Kiel) - 11 November 1941 (Brest}
Second patrol
6 December 1941 (Brest) - 14 December 1941 (La Spezia)
Third patrol
18 December 1941 (La Spezia) - 12 January 1942 (sunk)[1]
Summary of Raiding Career
| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 1941 | Rose Schiaffino |  United Kingdom |
3,349 | Sunk |
| 11 December 1941 | HMS Lady Shirley |  Royal Navy |
477 | Sunk |
| 11 December 1941 | HMS Rosabelle | Royal Navy |
515 | Sunk |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "U-374 Type VIIC". ubootwaffe.net. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
- ↑ Kemp, Paul: U-Boats Destroyed - German Submarine Losses in the World Wars, 1997, Arms & Armour, ISBN 1-85409-515-3, p. 78.
External links
- U-374 at u-boot-archiv.de (German)
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