List of all U-boats
U-357
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 26 Oct 1939 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 19 May 1940 | Flensburger Schiffsbau-Ges, Flensburg (werk 476) | ||||||||
| Launched | 31 Mar 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 18 Jun 1942 | Oblt. Adolf Kellner | ||||||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 26 December 1942 in the North Atlantic north-west of Ireland, in position 57.10N, 15.40W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Hesperus and HMS Vanessa. 36 dead and 6 survivors. | |||||||||
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Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-357 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
 Raven with Umbrella |
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