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Nazi Germany | |
Name | U-340 |
Ordered | 17 December 1940 |
Builder | Nordseewerke, Emden |
Yard number | 212 |
Laid down | 1 October 1941 |
Launched | 20 August 1942 |
Commissioned | 16 October 1942 |
Fate | Sunk on 2 November 1943[1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Type VIIC submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 49 695 |
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Victories: | None |
German submarine U-340 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
The submarine was laid down on 1 October 1941 at the Nordseewerke yard at Emden, launched on 20 August 1942, and commissioned on 16 October 1942 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Joachim Klaus. U-340 served with the 8th U-boat Flotilla, for training and then with the 6th U-boat Flotilla for operational service from 1 May to 2 November 1943.