German submarine U-380

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-380
Ordered	16 October 1939
Builder	Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel
Yard number	11
Laid down	1 October 1940
Launched	5 November 1941
Commissioned	22 December 1941
Fate	Sunk by US bombs on 11 March 1944[1]
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VII submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged 1,070 t (1,053 long tons) total
Length	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) total 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) total 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric 3,200 PS (2,354 kW; 3,156 shp) surfaced 750 PS (552 kW; 740 shp) submerged
Speed	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.66 knots (14.19 km/h; 8.81 mph) submerged
Range	13,700 nmi (25,400 km; 15,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 125 nmi (232 km; 144 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Complement	44-52 men
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) 1 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun
Service record[2]
Part of:	5th U-boat Flotilla 22 December 1941 – 31 August 1942 6th U-boat Flotilla 1 September – 30 November 1942 29th U-boat Flotilla 1 December 1942 – 11 March 1944
Identification codes:	M 47 957
Commanders:	Kptlt. Josef Röther 22 December 1941 – November 1943 Kptlt. Albrecht Brandi December 1943 – 11 March 1944
Operations:	11 patrols: 1st patrol: a. 4 – 11 August 1942 b. 22 August – 7 October 1942 2nd patrol: 5 – 19 Nov 1942 3rd patrol: 28 November – 23 December 1942 5th patrol: 1 – 6 February 1943 6th patrol: 10 March – 5 April 1943 7th patrol: 5 – 16 May 1943 8th patrol: 7 June – 6 July 1943 9th patrol: 11 August – 7 September 1943 10th patrol: 30 September – 11 October 1943 11th patrol: 28 October – 11 November 1943 12th patrol: 20 December 1943 – 21 January 1944
Victories:	2 merchant ships sunk (14,063 GRT) 1 merchant ship total loss (7,178 GRT) 1 merchant ship damaged (7,191 GRT)

German submarine U-380 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. Her wartime career consisted of 11 patrols and resulted in two ships sunk for 14,063 GRT, one ship damaged, and another of 7,178 GRT that was later declared a total loss.