German submarine U-358

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 the Azores
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long 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 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds); 2 × twin 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns;
Service record
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 submarine U-358 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

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

She sank four ships and one warship.

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