German submarine U-353

German submarine U-353

Unterseeboot 353 or U-353 was a German World War II Type VIIC submarine commissioned on 31 March 1942. U-353 served with 5. Unterseebootflottille (U-Boat Flotilla) for training and later with 1. Unterseebootflottille from 1 October 1942 to 16 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 by depth charges 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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