U-387

Type

VIIC

Ordered

21 Nov 1940

Laid down

5 Sep 1941

Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel (werk 18)

Launched

1 Oct 1942

Commissioned

24 Nov 1942

Oblt. Rudolf Büchler

Commanders

24 Nov 1942

9 Dec 1944

Kptlt. Rudolf Büchler

Career
10 patrols

24 Nov 1942	-	30 Jun 1943	5. Flottille (training)
1 Jul 1943	-	31 Oct 1943	7. Flottille (active service)
1 Nov 1943	-	9 Dec 1944	13. Flottille (active service)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Sunk on 9 December 1944 in the Barents Sea east of the Rybachy Peninsula, in position 69.41N, 33.12E, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Bamborough Castle. 51 dead (all hands lost).

Loss position

View the 10 war patrols

Wolfpack operations

U-387 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Monsun (4 Oct 1943 - 5 Oct 1943)
   Eisenbart (23 Oct 1943 - 5 Dec 1943)
   Eisenbart (7 Dec 1943 - 3 Jan 1944)
   Donner & Keil (21 Apr 1944 - 3 May 1944)
   Trutz (23 May 1944 - 31 May 1944)
   Grimm (31 May 1944 - 6 Jun 1944)
   Feuer (17 Sep 1944 - 17 Sep 1944)
   Zorn (29 Sep 1944 - 1 Oct 1944)
   Grimm (1 Oct 1944 - 2 Oct 1944)
   Panther (17 Oct 1944 - 7 Nov 1944)
   Stier (25 Nov 1944 - 9 Dec 1944)

Attacks on this boat and other events

19 Jul 1944
A Norwegian Sunderland flying boat from Sullom Voe, Shetland (Sqdn 330, pilot Bredo Thurmann-Nielsen) attacked. Damage forced the boat to make for Trondheim for repairs. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 597)

1 recorded attack on this boat.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-387 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.