German submarine U-370

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-370
Ordered	20 August 1941
Builder	Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg
Yard number	493
Laid down	21 November 1942
Launched	24 September 1943
Commissioned	19 November 1943
Fate	Scuttled in northern Germany on 5 May 1945
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced; 871 t (857 long tons) submerged;
Length	67.23 m (220 ft 7 in) o/a; 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull;
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a; 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull;
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels); 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
Speed	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced; 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged;
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	230 m (750 ft); Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft);
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern); 14 × torpedoes; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds); 2 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns;
Service record
Part of:	4th U-boat Flotilla; 19 November 1943 – 31 July 1944; 8th U-boat Flotilla; 1 August 1944 – 15 February 1945; 4th U-boat Flotilla; 16 February – 5 May 1945;
Identification codes:	M 06 266
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Karl Nielsen; 19 November 1943 – 5 May 1945;
Operations:	12 patrols:; 1st patrol:; 9 – 12 July 1944; 2nd patrol:; 13 – 14 July 1944; 3rd patrol:; 17 – 24 July 1944; 4th patrol:; 26 – 27 July 1944; 5th patrol:; 28 July – 3 August 1944; 6th patrol:; 9 – 12 August 1944; 7th patrol:; 20 – 30 August 1944; 8th patrol:; 3 – 6 September 1944; 9th patrol:; 13 – 28 September 1944; 10th patrol:; 2 – 25 October 1944; 11th patrol:; 5 January – 5 March 1945; 12th patrol:; 7 – 10 March 1945;
Victories:	2 warships sunk ; (832 tons)

German submarine U-370 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She carried out twelve patrols before being scuttled in northern Germany on 5 May 1945.

She sank two warships.

^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-370". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-370". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 3 September 2012.

[uboatnet-1] Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-370". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 3 September 2012.

[patrols-2] Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-370". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 3 September 2012.

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History

Nazi Germany
Name	U-370
Ordered	20 August 1941
Builder	Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg
Yard number	493
Laid down	21 November 1942
Launched	24 September 1943
Commissioned	19 November 1943
Fate	Scuttled in northern Germany on 5 May 1945
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged
Length	67.23 m (220 ft 7 in) o/a 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels) 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) 14 × torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) 2 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns
Service record^[1]^[2]
Part of:	4th U-boat Flotilla 19 November 1943 – 31 July 1944 8th U-boat Flotilla 1 August 1944 – 15 February 1945 4th U-boat Flotilla 16 February – 5 May 1945
Identification codes:	M 06 266
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Karl Nielsen 19 November 1943 – 5 May 1945
Operations:	12 patrols: 1st patrol: 9 – 12 July 1944 2nd patrol: 13 – 14 July 1944 3rd patrol: 17 – 24 July 1944 4th patrol: 26 – 27 July 1944 5th patrol: 28 July – 3 August 1944 6th patrol: 9 – 12 August 1944 7th patrol: 20 – 30 August 1944 8th patrol: 3 – 6 September 1944 9th patrol: 13 – 28 September 1944 10th patrol: 2 – 25 October 1944 11th patrol: 5 January – 5 March 1945 12th patrol: 7 – 10 March 1945
Victories:	2 warships sunk (832 tons)