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|Ship name=''U-369''
|Ship name=''U-369''
|Ship ordered=25 August 1941
|Ship ordered=25 August 1941
|Ship builder=''[[Schiffbau-Gesellschaft|Flensburger Schiffsbau]]''-Ges, [[Flensburg]]
|Ship builder=[[Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft]], [[Flensburg]]
|Ship yard number=492
|Ship yard number=492
|Ship laid down=6 October 1942
|Ship laid down=6 October 1942
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==Service history==
==Service history==
The submarine was laid down on 6 October 1942 at the ''Flensburger Schiffsbau-Ges'' yard at [[Flensburg]] as yard number 492, launched on 17 August 1943 and commissioned on 15 October under the command of ''[[Kapitänleutnant]]'' Ludwig Schaafhausen.
The submarine was laid down on 6 October 1942 at the [[Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft]] yard at [[Flensburg]] as yard number 492, launched on 17 August 1943 and commissioned on 15 October under the command of ''[[Kapitänleutnant]]'' Ludwig Schaafhausen.


She served with the [[22nd U-boat Flotilla]] from 15 October 1943 and the [[11th U-boat Flotilla|11th flotilla]] from 1 March 1945.
She served with the [[22nd U-boat Flotilla]] from 15 October 1943 and the [[11th U-boat Flotilla|11th flotilla]] from 1 March 1945.
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{cite web
| url =http://www.u-boot-archiv.de/dieboote/u0369.html
| title =''U-369''
| last =Hofmann
| first =Markus
| website =Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de
| language =German
| accessdate =26 December 2014
}}
* {{Cite web
* {{Cite web
|url= http://www.uboat.net/boats/u369.html
|url= http://www.uboat.net/boats/u369.html

Revision as of 15:01, 27 December 2014

History
Nazi Germany
NameU-369
Ordered25 August 1941
BuilderFlensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg
Yard number492
Laid down6 October 1942
Commissioned15 October 1943
FateSurrendered at Kristainsund-Sud May 1945, sunk as part of Operation Deadlight, November 1945
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeType VIIC submarine
Displacementlist error: <br /> list (help)
769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced
871 t (857 long tons) submerged
Lengthlist error: <br /> list (help)
67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a
50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Beamlist error: <br /> list (help)
6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a
4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height9.6 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draft4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Propulsionlist error: <br /> list (help)
2 × supercharged Germaniawerft 6-cylinder 4-stroke F46 diesel engines, totalling 2,800–3,200 bhp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490
2 × electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) and max rpm: 296.
Speedlist error: <br /> list (help)
17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced
7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Rangelist error: <br /> list (help)
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 depthlist error: <br /> list (help)
230 m (750 ft)
Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement44–52 officers and ratings
Armamentlist error: mixed text and list (help)
Service record[2]
Part of: list error: <br /> list (help)
22nd U-boat Flotilla
(15 October 1943–28 February 1945)
11th U-boat Flotilla
(1 March–8 May 1945)
Commanders: list error: <br /> list (help)
Kptlt. Ludwig Schaafhausen
(15 October 1943–28 February 1945)
Oblt.z.S.. Hans-Norbert Schunck
(16 April–8 May 1945)
Operations: None
Victories: None

German submarine U-369 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She carried out no patrols. She did not sink or damage any ships.

She was sunk after Germany's surrender as part of Operation Deadlight in November 1945.[3]

Service history

The submarine was laid down on 6 October 1942 at the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft yard at Flensburg as yard number 492, launched on 17 August 1943 and commissioned on 15 October under the command of Kapitänleutnant Ludwig Schaafhausen.

She served with the 22nd U-boat Flotilla from 15 October 1943 and the 11th flotilla from 1 March 1945.

Fate

U-367 surrendered at Kristiansand-Sud in Norway on 5 May 1945. She was transferred to Scapa Flow in Scotland for Operation Deadlight on 29 May. She was sunk on 30 November.

References

Notes
  1. ^ Gröner 1985, pp. 72–74.
  2. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-36". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  3. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-369 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
Bibliography
  • Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 (in German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0514-2. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Gröner, Erich (1985). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher (in German). Vol. III. Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4802-4. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)

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