Английская Википедия:German submarine U-360
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsШаблон:Infobox service recordGerman submarine U-360 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
She carried out five patrols before being sunk in the Norwegian Sea by a British warship on 2 April 1944.
She was a member of five wolfpacks.
She damaged one ship and one warship.
Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-360 had a displacement of Шаблон:Convert when at the surface and Шаблон:Convert while submerged.Шаблон:Sfn She had a total length of Шаблон:Convert, a pressure hull length of Шаблон:Convert, a beam of Шаблон:Convert, a height of Шаблон:Convert, and a draught of Шаблон:Convert. The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of Шаблон:Convert for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8–27 double-acting electric motors producing a total of Шаблон:Convert for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two Шаблон:Convert propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of Шаблон:Convert and a maximum submerged speed of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn When submerged, the boat could operate for Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert; when surfaced, she could travel Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert. U-360 was fitted with five Шаблон:Convert torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one [[8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun|Шаблон:Convert SK C/35 naval gun]], 220 rounds, and two twin [[2 cm FlaK 30|Шаблон:Convert C/30]] anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.Шаблон:Sfn
Service history
The submarine was laid down on 9 August 1941 at the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft yard at Flensburg as yard number 479, launched on 28 July 1942 and commissioned on 12 November under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Jügen Bühring.
She served with the 5th U-boat Flotilla from 12 November 1942 and the 13th flotilla from 1 July 1943.
First patrol
The boat's first patrol was preceded by trips from Kiel in Germany to Bergen and then Narvik in Norway, from where she departed on 16 August 1943. She sailed southwest of Svalbard and west of Bear Island. She docked in Hammerfest on 24 September.
Second and third patrols
Her second foray was a repeat of her first – finishing in Narvik on 19 November 1943.
The submarine's third patrol took her around Bear Island.
Fourth patrol
Sortie number four saw the boat damaging Шаблон:HMS southeast of Bear Island on 25 January 1944. She also damaged the Fort Bellingham the next day. This ship was subsequently sunk by Шаблон:GS.
Fifth patrol and loss
Having moved from Hammerfest to Trondheim, U-360 started her fifth patrol on 29 March 1944. On 2 April, she was sunk southwest of Bear Island by depth charges from the British destroyer Шаблон:HMS.
51 men died in the U-boat; there were no survivors.[1]
Wolfpacks
U-360 took part in five wolfpacks, namely:
- Monsun (8 – 21 October 1943)
- Eisenbart (22 October – 17 November 1943)
- Eisenbart (25 – 28 November 1943)
- Isegrim (1 – 27 January 1944)
- Blitz (30 March – 2 April 1944)
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 1] | Fate[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 January 1944 | Шаблон:HMS | Шаблон:Navy | 1,540 | Damaged |
| 26 January 1944 | Fort Bellingham | Шаблон:Flag | 7,153 | Damaged |
References
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External links
Шаблон:German Type VII submarines Шаблон:April 1944 shipwrecks
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