German submarine U-387
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The German submarine U-387 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She carried out ten patrols. She sank no ships. She was a member of eleven wolfpacks. She was sunk by HMS Bamborough Castle in the Barents Sea on 9 December 1944.[2]
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Name | U-387 |
Ordered | 21 November 1940 |
Builder | Howaldtswerke, Kiel |
Yard number | 18 |
Laid down | 5 September 1941 |
Launched | 1 October 1942 |
Commissioned | 24 November 1942 |
Fate | Sunk by HMS Bamborough Castle in the Barents Sea on 9 December 1944[1] |
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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 51 018 |
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Victories: | None |
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