German submarine U-355
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German submarine U-355 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 4 May 1940 at the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft yard at Flensburg, launched on 5 July 1941, and commissioned on 29 October 1941 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Günter La Baume. After training with the 5th U-boat Flotilla, U-355 was transferred to the 11th U-boat Flotilla, based at Bergen in Norway, for front-line service from 1 July 1942.[2] The boat went missing on 1 April 1944 while on patrol, and was never heard from again.
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Name | U-355 |
Ordered | 26 October 1939 |
Builder | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg |
Yard number | 474 |
Laid down | 4 May 1940 |
Launched | 5 July 1941[1] |
Commissioned | 29 October 1941[1] |
Fate | Missing since 1 April 1944 |
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Class and type | Type VIIC submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 34 321 |
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1 merchant ship sunk (5,082 GRT) |
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