German World War II submarine
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History |
Nazi Germany |
Name | U-355 |
Ordered | 26 October 1939 |
Builder | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg |
Yard number | 474 |
Laid down | 4 May 1940 |
Launched | 5 July 1941 |
Commissioned | 29 October 1941 |
Fate | Missing since 1 April 1944 |
General characteristics |
Class and type | Type VIIC submarine |
Displacement | |
Length | |
Beam |
- 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a
- 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
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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)
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Propulsion | |
Speed |
- 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced
- 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
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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
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Test depth | |
Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
Armament | |
Service record[2][3] |
Part of: |
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Identification codes: |
M 34 321 |
Commanders: |
- K.Kapt. Günter La Baume
- 29 October 1941 – 1 April 1944
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Operations: |
- 9 patrols:
- 1st patrol:
- 16 June – 12 July 1942
- 2nd patrol:
- a. 25 July – 24 August 1942
- b. 26 – 29 August 1942
- c. 6 – 9 October 1942
- d. 11 – 13 November 1942
- e. 26 – 29 January 1943
- 3rd patrol:
- 2 February – 6 March 1943
- 4th patrol:
- a. 17 March – 17 April 1943
- b. 27 – 29 April 1943
- 5th patrol:
- 6 July – 5 August 1943
- 6th patrol:
- 16 August – 5 September 1943
- 7th patrol:
- 6 – 9 September 1943
- 8th patrol:
- a. 2 – 25 October 1943
- b. 27 – 28 Oct 1943
- c. 31 October – 2 November 1943
- d. 4 – 7 November 1943
- e. 20 – 23 March 1944
- 9th patrol:
- 25 March – 1 April 1944
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Victories: |
1 merchant ship sunk (5,082 GRT) |
German submarine U-355 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 4 May 1940 at the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft yard at Flensburg, launched on 5 July 1941, and commissioned on 29 October 1941 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Günter La Baume. After training with the 5th U-boat Flotilla, U-355 was transferred to the 11th U-boat Flotilla, based at Bergen in Norway, for front-line service from 1 July 1942.[2] The boat went missing on 1 April 1944 while on patrol, and was never heard from again.
- ^ a b Helgason, Guðmundur. "U-355". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Patrols byU-355". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 3 June 2010.