German submarine U-349

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History
NameU-349
Ordered5 June 1941
BuilderNordseewerke, Emden
Yard number221
Laid down29 December 1942
Launched22 July 1943
Commissioned8 September 1943
FateScuttled, off northern Germany, May 1945. Broken up, 1948
General characteristics
TypeType VIIC submarine
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769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced
871 t (857 long tons) submerged
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67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a
50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
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6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a
4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Draft4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
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2 × supercharged Germaniawerft 6-cylinder 4-stroke F46 diesel engines, totalling 2,800–3,200 bhp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490
2 × electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) and max rpm: 296.
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17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced
7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
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15,170 km (8,190 nmi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
150 km (81 nmi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
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230 m (750 ft)
Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement44–52 officers and ratings
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5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern)
14 × G7e torpedoes or 26 TMA mines
1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds)
Various AA guns
Service record[1]
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22nd U-boat Flotilla
(8–30 September 1943)
23rd U-boat Flotilla
(1 October 1943–28 February 1945)
31st U-boat Flotilla
(1 March–5 May 1945)
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Oblt.z.S.. Ernst Lotter
(8 September 1943–4 January 1944)
Oblt.z.S. Wolfgang Dähne
(5 January 1944–5 May 1945)
Operations: None
Victories: None

German submarine U-349 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She carried out no patrols. She did not sink or damage any ships.

She was scuttled in May 1945 in northern Germany.

Service history

The submarine was laid down on 29 December 1942 at the Nordseewerke yard at Emden as 'werk' 221, launched on 22 July 1943 and commissioned on 8 September under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Ernst Lotter.

She served with the 22nd U-boat Flotilla from 8 September 1943, the 23rd flotilla from 1 October and the 31st flotilla from 1 March 1945.

Fate

U-349 was scuttled on 5 May 1945 in Gelting Bay, (east of Flensburg). One man died when he refused to leave the boat. The wreck was broken up in 1948.[2]

References

Notes
  1. ^ "The Type VIIC boat U-349 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  2. ^ http://www.u-boot-archiv.de/dieboote/u0349html U-349 at u-boot-archiv.de
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