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U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner & Walter Janssens
Detail Consultant —  Horst Schmeisser
Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-355Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 34 321
Construction YardFlensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
Yard Number474
Ordered26th Oct 1939
Keel laid4th May 1940
Launched5th Jul 1941
Commissioned29th Oct 1941
BaubelehrungBaubelehrung U-Boote Ostsee, Kiel /
Kriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Ostsee, Kiel /
1.KLA, Kiel
Training, Flotillas and Duties
10.41 - 06.425.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
07.42 - 04.4411.U-Flottille, Bergen
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
10.41 - 04.44KL Günter La Baume

Operations information for U-355
01.06.1942 - 06.06.1942
First Sailing - active patrol
U-355 left Kiel under the command of Günter La Baume on 1st Jun 1942 and arrived at Skjomenfjord on 6th Jun 1942 after five days.
16.06.1942 - 12.07.1942
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 16th Jun 1942, U-355 left Skjomenfjord under the command of Günter La Baume and after more than three weeks arrived at Narvik on 12th Jul 1942.
Günter La Baume hit one ship on this patrol from convoy PQ-17.
  • On 7th Jul 1942 he sank the British 5,082 ton Hartlebury, sailing with convoy PQ-17.
25.07.1942 - 24.08.1942
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-355 departed under Günter La Baume from Narvik on 25th Jul 1942 and arrived back at Narvik on 24th Aug 1942 after over four weeks on patrol.
26.08.1942 - 29.08.1942
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-355 left Narvik under the command of Günter La Baume on 26th Aug 1942 and after three days arrived at Bergen on 29th Aug 1942.
06.10.1942 - 09.10.1942
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 6th Oct 1942, U-355 left Bergen under the command of Günter La Baume and arrived at Trondheim on 9th Oct 1942 after three days.
11.11.1942 - 13.11.1942
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-355 departed under Günter La Baume from Trondheim on 11th Nov 1942 and returned to Trondheim on 13th Nov 1942 after two days on patrol.
26.01.1943 - 29.01.1943
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-355 left Trondheim under the command of Günter La Baume on 26th Jan 1943 and arrived at Narvik on 29th Jan 1943 after three days.
02.02.1943 - 06.03.1943
Eighth Sailing - active patrol
On the 2nd Feb 1943, U-355 left Narvik under the command of Günter La Baume and returned four and a half weeks later to Narvik on 6th Mar 1943.
17.03.1943 - 17.04.1943
Ninth Sailing - active patrol
U-355 departed under Günter La Baume from Narvik on 17th Mar 1943 and arrived at Hammerfest on 17th Apr 1943 after four and a half weeks.
27.04.1943 - 29.04.1943
Tenth Sailing - active patrol
U-355 left Hammerfest under the command of Günter La Baume on 27th Apr 1943 and after two days arrived at Trondheim on 29th Apr 1943.
06.07.1943 - 05.08.1943
Eleventh Sailing - active patrol
On the 6th Jul 1943, U-355 left Trondheim under the command of Günter La Baume and arrived at Narvik on 5th Aug 1943 after over four weeks.
16.08.1943 - 05.09.1943
Twelfth Sailing - active patrol
U-355 departed under Günter La Baume from Narvik on 16th Aug 1943 and after nearly three weeks arrived at Hammerfest on 5th Sep 1943.
06.09.1943 - 09.09.1943
Thirteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-355 left Hammerfest under the command of Günter La Baume on 6th Sep 1943 and arrived back at Hammerfest three days later on 9th Sep 1943.
02.10.1943 - 25.10.1943
Fourteenth Sailing - active patrol
On the 2nd Oct 1943, U-355 left Hammerfest under the command of Günter La Baume and returned to Hammerfest on 25th Oct 1943 after over three weeks on patrol.
27.10.1943 - 28.10.1943
Fifteenth Sailing
U-355 departed under Günter La Baume from Hammerfest on 27th Oct 1943 and arrived at Narvik on 28th Oct 1943 after one day.
31.10.1943 - 02.11.1943
Sixteenth Sailing
U-355 left Narvik under the command of Günter La Baume on 31st Oct 1943 and after two days arrived at Trondheim on 2nd Nov 1943.
04.11.1943 - 07.11.1943
Seventeenth Sailing
On the 4th Nov 1943, U-355 left Trondheim under the command of Günter La Baume and arrived at Bergen on 7th Nov 1943 after three days.
20.03.1944 - 23.03.1944
Eighteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-355 departed under Günter La Baume from Bergen on 20th Mar 1944 and after three days arrived at Narvik on 23rd Mar 1944.
25.03.1944 - 01.04.1944
Nineteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-355 left Narvik under the command of Günter La Baume on 25th Mar 1944. The boat was sunk on 1st Apr 1944.

Notes for U-355


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