- German submarine U-353
Unterseeboot 353 or U-353 was a German
World War II Type VIIC submarine commissioned on31 March 1942 . U-353 served with5. Unterseebootflottille (U-Boat Flotilla) for training and later with1. Unterseebootflottille from1 October 1942 to16 October 1942 . U-353 completed one patrol, but did not sink any ships.U-353 was sunk on 16 October 1942 in the
North Atlantic bydepth charge s from the destroyer HMS Fame. Six of U-353’s crew were killed and 39 survived the attack.References
*Bishop, C. "Kriegsmarine U-Boats, 1939-45". Amber Books, 2006.
External links
* [http://www.uboat.net/boats/u353.htm http://www.uboat.net/boats/u353.htm]
* [http://ubootwaffe.net/ops/boat.cgi?boat=353 http://ubootwaffe.net/ops/boat.cgi?boat=353]
* [http://www.uboatarchive.net/U-353INT.htm U-boat Archive - U-353 - Interrogation Report]ee also
*
List of U-boats
* Convoy SC-104
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