German submarine U-380

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-380
Ordered	16 October 1939
Builder	Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel
Yard number	11
Laid down	1 October 1940
Launched	5 November 1941
Commissioned	22 December 1941
Fate	Sunk by US bombs on 11 March 1944
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VII submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced; 871 t (857 long tons) submerged; 1,070 t (1,053 long tons) total;
Length	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) total; 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull;
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) total; 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull;
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric; 3,200 PS (2,354 kW; 3,156 shp) surfaced; 750 PS (552 kW; 740 shp) submerged;
Speed	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced; 7.66 knots (14.19 km/h; 8.81 mph) submerged;
Range	13,700 nmi (25,400 km; 15,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 125 nmi (232 km; 144 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Complement	44-52 men
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern); 14 × torpedoes; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds); 1 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun;
Service record
Part of:	5th U-boat Flotilla; 22 December 1941 – 31 August 1942; 6th U-boat Flotilla; 1 September – 30 November 1942 ; 29th U-boat Flotilla; 1 December 1942 – 11 March 1944;
Identification codes:	M 47 957
Commanders:	Kptlt. Josef Röther; 22 December 1941 – November 1943; Kptlt. Albrecht Brandi; December 1943 – 11 March 1944;
Operations:	11 patrols:; 1st patrol:; a. 4 – 11 August 1942; b. 22 August – 7 October 1942; 2nd patrol:; 5 – 19 Nov 1942; 3rd patrol:; 28 November – 23 December 1942; 5th patrol:; 1 – 6 February 1943; 6th patrol:; 10 March – 5 April 1943; 7th patrol:; 5 – 16 May 1943; 8th patrol:; 7 June – 6 July 1943; 9th patrol:; 11 August – 7 September 1943; 10th patrol:; 30 September – 11 October 1943; 11th patrol:; 28 October – 11 November 1943; 12th patrol:; 20 December 1943 – 21 January 1944;
Victories:	2 merchant ships sunk ; (14,063 GRT); 1 merchant ship total loss ; (7,178 GRT); 1 merchant ship damaged ; (7,191 GRT);

German submarine U-380 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. Her wartime career consisted of 11 patrols and resulted in two ships sunk for 14,063 GRT, one ship damaged, and another of 7,178 GRT that was later declared a total loss.

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