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German World War II submarine

History

Nazi Germany
Name	U-358
Ordered	26 October 1939
Builder	Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft,Flensburg
Yard number	477
Laid down	25 June 1940
Launched	30 April 1942
Commissioned	15 August 1942
Fate	Sunk on 1 March 1944 by British warships north of theAzores^[1]
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769tonnes (757long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged
Length	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in)o/a 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in)pressure hull
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels) 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 ×diesel engines 2 ×electric motors
Speed	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in)torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) 14 ×torpedoesor 26 TMAmines 1 ×8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) 2 × twin2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns
Service record^[2]^[3]
Part of:	8th U-boat Flotilla 15 August 1942 – 31 January 1943 7th U-boat Flotilla 1 February 1943 – 1 March 1944
Identification codes:	M 50 646
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. /Kptlt.Rolf Manke 15 August 1942 – 1 March 1944
Operations:	5 patrols: 1st patrol: a. 12 – 14 January 1943 b. 16 January – 8 March 1943 2nd patrol: 11 April – 15 May 1943 3rd patrol: 10 June – 1 September 1943 4th patrol: 23 October – 16 December 1943 5th patrol: 14 February – 1 March 1944
Victories:	4 merchant ships sunk (17,753 GRT) 1 warship sunk (1,192 tons)

German submarineU-358 was aType VIIC U-boat ofNazi Germany'sKriegsmarine duringWorld War II.

She carried out five patrols before being sunk north of theAzores by British warships on 1 March 1944.

She sank four ships and one warship.

Design

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German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorterType VIIB submarines.U-358 had a displacement of 769 tonnes (757 long tons) when at the surface and 871 tonnes (857 long tons) while submerged.^[4] She had a total length of 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in), apressure hull length of 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in), abeam of 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and adraught of 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in). The submarine was powered by twoGermaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylindersupercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350 kW; 2,760 to 3,160 shp) for use while surfaced, twoAEG GU 460/8–27double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 metric horsepower (550 kW; 740 shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23 m (4 ft)propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750 ft).^[4]

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph).^[4] When submerged, the boat could operate for 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).U-358 was fitted with five 53.3 cm (21 in)torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteentorpedoes, one8.8 cm (3.46 in) SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and two twin2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had acomplement of between forty-four and sixty.^[4]

Service history

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The submarine waslaid down on 25 June 1940 at theFlensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft yard atFlensburg as yard number 477,launched on 30 April 1942 andcommissioned on 15 August under the command ofOberleutnant zur See Rolf Manke.

First patrol

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The boat's first patrol was in two parts; it began with her departure fromKiel on 12 January 1943. During the second part, which began with her departure fromKristiansand in Norway on the 16th, she negotiated thegap betweenIceland and theFaroe Islands and sank theNeva 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) west of these islands on the 22nd. On the 26th, she sank theNortind east ofCape Farewell, (Greenland). She arrived atSt. Nazaire in occupied France on 8 March.

Second patrol

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Having left St. Nazaire (which became her base for the rest of her career) on 11 April 1943,U-358 sankBristol City andWentworth. She was attacked south of Cape Farewell by the British corvetteHMS Pink commanded by Lieutenant Robert Atkinson and badly damaged. (This attack had originally creditedPink with the destruction ofU-192.)

Third patrol

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The submarine's third foray took her south, as far as theGulf of Guinea, off the west African coast. At 84 days, it was her longest patrol.

Fourth patrol

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U-358's fourth patrol was northeast of the Azores.

Fifth patrol and loss

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U-358 left St. Nazaire on 14 February 1944. From the 29th, she was hunted by the British frigatesHMS Gould,Affleck,Gore andGarlies north of the Azores.Gore andGarlies had to break off the assault and sail toGibraltar to re-fuel. The U-boat sankGould on 1 March, butAffleck persisted with the attack, sinkingU-358 with gunfire after the submarine was forced to the surface.

50 men died in the U-boat; there was one survivor, Alfons Eckert.

Wolfpacks

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U-358 took part in elevenwolfpacks, namely:

Haudegen (27 January – 2 February 1943)
Nordsturm (2 – 9 February 1943)
Haudegen (9 – 15 February 1943)
Taifun (15 – 20 February 1943)
Without name (15 – 18 April 1943)
Specht (19 April – 4 May 1943)
Fink (4 – 6 May 1943)
Schill (2 – 16 November 1943)
Schill 1 (16 – 22 November 1943)
Weddigen (22 November – 7 December 1943)
Preussen (22 February – 1 March 1944)

Summary of raiding history

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Date	Ship Name	Nationality	Tonnage^{[Note 1]}	Fate^[5]
22 January 1943	Neva	Sweden	1,456	Sunk
26 January 1943	Nortind	Norway	8,221	Sunk
5 May 1943	Bristol City	United Kingdom	2,864	Sunk
5 May 1943	Wentworth	United Kingdom	5,212	Sunk
1 March 1944	HMS Gould	Royal Navy	1,192	Sunk

References

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Notes

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^Merchant ship tonnages are ingross register tons. Naval vessels are listed by tonsdisplacement.

Citations

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^Kemp 1999, pp. 172–3.
^Helgason, Guðmundur."The Type VIIC boat U-358".German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved26 August 2012.
^Helgason, Guðmundur."War Patrols by German U-boat U-358".German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved26 August 2012.
^^a ^b ^c ^dGröner 1991, pp. 43–46.
^Helgason, Guðmundur."Ships hit by U-358".German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved26 December 2014.

Bibliography

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Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999).German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press.ISBN 1-55750-186-6.
Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999).Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945: Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945] (in German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler.ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
Edwards, Bernard (1996).Dönitz and the Wolf Packs – The U-boats at War. Cassell Military Classics. p. 198.ISBN 0-304-35203-9.
Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991).U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press.ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
Kemp, Paul (1999).U-Boats Destroyed – German Submarine Losses in the World Wars. London: Arms & Armour.ISBN 1-85409-515-3.

External links

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Helgason, Guðmundur."The Type VIIC boat U-358".German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved26 December 2014.
Hofmann, Markus."U 358".Deutsche U-Boote 1935–1945 – u-boot-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved26 December 2014.

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Type VIIA	U-27 U-28 U-29 U-30 U-31 U-32 U-33 U-34 U-35 U-36
Type VIIB	U-45 U-46 U-47 U-48 U-49 U-50 U-51 U-52 U-53 U-54 U-55 U-73 U-74 U-75 U-76 U-83 U-84 U-85 U-86 U-87 U-99 U-100 U-101 U-102
Type VIIC	U-69 U-70 U-71 U-72 U-77 U-78 U-79 U-80 U-81 U-82 U-88 U-89 U-90 U-91 U-92 U-93 U-94 U-95 U-96 U-97 U-98 U-132 U-133 U-134 U-135 U-136 U-201 U-202 U-203 U-204 U-205 U-206 U-207 U-208 U-209 U-210 U-211 U-212 U-221 U-222 U-223 U-224 U-225 U-226 U-227 U-228 U-229 U-230 U-231 U-232 U-235 U-236 U-237 U-238 U-239 U-240 U-241 U-242 U-243 U-244 U-245 U-246 U-247 U-248 U-249 U-250 U-251 U-252 U-253 U-254 U-255 U-256 U-257 U-258 U-259 U-260 U-261 U-262 U-263 U-264 U-265 U-266 U-267 U-268 U-269 U-270 U-271 U-272 U-273 U-274 U-275 U-276 U-277 U-278 U-279 U-280 U-281 U-282 U-283 U-284 U-285 U-286 U-287 U-288 U-289 U-290 U-291 U-301 U-302 U-303 U-304 U-305 U-306 U-307 U-308 U-309 U-310 U-311 U-312 U-313 U-314 U-315 U-316 U-331 U-332 U-333 U-334 U-335 U-336 U-337 U-338 U-339 U-340 U-341 U-342 U-343 U-344 U-345 U-346 U-347 U-348 U-349 U-350 U-351 U-352 U-353 U-354 U-355 U-356 U-357 U-358 U-359 U-360 U-361 U-362 U-363 U-364 U-365 U-366 U-367 U-368 U-369 U-370 U-371 U-372 U-373 U-374 U-375 U-376 U-377 U-378 U-379 U-380 U-381 U-382 U-383 U-384 U-385 U-386 U-387 U-388 U-389 U-390 U-391 U-392 U-393 U-394 U-396 U-397 U-398 U-399 U-400 U-401 U-402 U-403 U-404 U-405 U-406 U-407 U-408 U-409 U-410 U-411 U-412 U-413 U-414 U-415 U-416 U-417 U-418 U-419 U-420 U-421 U-422 U-423 U-424 U-425 U-426 U-427 U-428 U-429 U-430 U-431 U-432 U-433 U-434 U-435 U-436 U-437 U-438 U-439 U-440 U-441 U-442 U-443 U-444 U-445 U-446 U-447 U-448 U-449 U-450 U-451 U-452 U-453 U-454 U-455 U-456 U-457 U-458 U-465 U-466 U-467 U-468 U-469 U-470 U-471 U-472 U-473 U-475 U-476 U-477 U-478 U-479 U-480 U-481 U-482 U-483 U-484 U-485 U-486 U-551 U-552 U-553 U-554 U-555 U-556 U-557 U-558 U-559 U-560 U-561 U-562 U-563 U-564 U-565 U-566 U-567 U-568 U-569 U-570 U-571 U-572 U-573 U-574 U-575 U-576 U-577 U-578 U-579 U-580 U-581 U-582 U-583 U-584 U-585 U-586 U-587 U-588 U-589 U-590 U-591 U-592 U-593 U-594 U-595 U-596 U-597 U-598 U-599 U-600 U-601 U-602 U-603 U-604 U-605 U-606 U-607 U-608 U-609 U-610 U-611 U-612 U-613 U-614 U-615 U-616 U-617 U-618 U-619 U-620 U-621 U-622 U-623 U-624 U-625 U-626 U-627 U-628 U-629 U-630 U-631 U-632 U-633 U-634 U-635 U-636 U-637 U-638 U-639 U-640 U-641 U-642 U-643 U-644 U-645 U-646 U-647 U-648 U-649 U-650 U-651 U-652 U-653 U-654 U-655 U-656 U-657 U-658 U-659 U-660 U-661 U-662 U-663 U-664 U-665 U-666 U-667 U-668 U-669 U-670 U-671 U-672 U-673 U-674 U-675 U-676 U-677 U-678 U-679 U-680 U-681 U-682 U-683 U-701 U-702 U-703 U-704 U-705 U-706 U-707 U-708 U-709 U-710 U-711 U-712 U-713 U-714 U-715 U-716 U-717 U-718 U-719 U-720 U-721 U-722 U-731 U-732 U-733 U-734 U-735 U-736 U-737 U-738 U-739 U-740 U-741 U-742 U-743 U-744 U-745 U-746 U-747 U-748 U-749 U-750 U-751 U-752 U-753 U-754 U-755 U-756 U-757 U-758 U-759 U-760 U-761 U-762 U-763 U-764 U-765 U-766 U-767 U-768 U-771 U-772 U-773 U-774 U-775 U-776 U-777 U-778 U-779 U-821 U-822 U-825 U-826 U-901 U-903 U-904 U-905 U-907 U-921 U-922 U-923 U-924 U-925 U-926 U-927 U-928 U-951 U-952 U-953 U-954 U-955 U-956 U-957 U-958 U-959 U-960 U-961 U-962 U-963 U-964 U-965 U-966 U-967 U-968 U-969 U-970 U-971 U-972 U-973 U-974 U-975 U-976 U-977 U-978 U-979 U-980 U-981 U-982 U-983 U-984 U-985 U-986 U-987 U-988 U-989 U-990 U-991 U-992 U-993 U-994 U-1051 U-1052 U-1053 U-1054 U-1055 U-1056 U-1057 U-1058 U-1101 U-1102 U-1131 U-1132 U-1161 U-1162 U-1191 U-1192 U-1193 U-1194 U-1195 U-1196 U-1197 U-1198 U-1199 U-1200 U-1201 U-1202 U-1203 U-1204 U-1205 U-1206 U-1207 U-1208 U-1209 U-1210
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Type VIID	U-213 U-214 U-215 U-216 U-217 U-218
Type VIIF	U-1059 U-1060 U-1061 U-1062
Preceded by:Type II Followed by:Type IX List of U-boats of Germany

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in March 1944
Shipwrecks	1 Mar:HMS Gould,Sakito Maru,U-358,U-603,U-709 4 Mar:U-472 5 Mar:U-366 6 Mar:U-744,U-973 10 Mar:USS Leopold,William B. Woods,U-343,U-450,U-625,U-845 11 Mar:Dupleix,Fresnel,Pascal,U-380,U-410,UIT-22 13 Mar:Peleus,Tatsuta,U-575 15 Mar:Dupleix,Empire Ace,U-653 16 Mar:Shirakumo,U-392 17 Mar:U-28,U-801,U-1013 19 Mar:U-1059 20 Mar:HMS Graph,Seydlitz 22 Mar:Cattaro 23 Mar:I-42,U-575 24 Mar:I-32,Schwabenland,Sinkyo Maru,U-1102 25 Mar:U-976 26 Mar:USS Tullibee 28 Mar:HMS Syrtis,Tulagi 29 Mar:U-961 30 Mar:Akashi,HMS Laforey,Patrol Boat No. 31,U-223 Unknown date:Goshū Maru,HMS Stonehenge,HMS Syrtis,U-851
Other incidents	3 Mar:Karatsu,USS Sand Lance 10 Mar:I-185 18 Mar:I-165 29 Mar:USS Gunnel,I-26
194319441945 February 1944April 1944

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