List of all U-boats
U-388
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 21 Nov 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 12 Sep 1941 | Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel (werk 19) | ||||||||
| Launched | 12 Nov 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 31 Dec 1942 | Ltnt. Peter Sues | ||||||||
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 20 June 1943 in the North Atlantic south-east of Cape Farewell, in position 57.36N, 31.20W, by a Fido homing torpedo from a US Catalina aircraft (VP-84 USN/P-1). 47 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
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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-388 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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