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

U-370Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 06 266
Construction YardFlensburger Schiffbaugesellschaft, Flensburg
Yard Number493
Ordered25th Aug 1941
Keel laid21st Nov 1942
Launched24th Sep 1943
Commissioned19th Nov 1943
Baubelehrung1.KLA, Kiel
Training, Flotillas and Duties
11.43 - 06.444.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
06.44 - 07.441.U-Flottille.FdU Mitte
Frontboot ohne Einsatz (temp. non operational)
07.44 - 02.458.U-Flottille, Königsberg
Frontboot (operational)
02.45 - 05.454.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Commanders
11.43 - 05 - 45OL Karl Nielsen

Operations information for U-370
09.06.1944 - 10.06.1944
First Sailing
U-370 left Kiel under the command of Karl Nielsen on 9th Jun 1944 and arrived at Marviken on 10th Jun 1944 after one day.
29.06.1944 - 01.07.1944
Second Sailing
On the 29th Jun 1944, U-370 left Marviken under the command of Karl Nielsen and after two days arrived at Kiel on 1st Jul 1944.
09.07.1944 - 12.07.1944
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-370 departed under Karl Nielsen from Kiel on 9th Jul 1944 and arrived at Reval on 12th Jul 1944 after three days.
13.07.1944 - 14.07.1944
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-370 left Reval under the command of Karl Nielsen on 13th Jul 1944 and after one day arrived at Grand Hotel on 14th Jul 1944.
17.07.1944 - 24.07.1944
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 17th Jul 1944, U-370 left Grand Hotel under the command of Karl Nielsen and arrived back at Grand Hotel one week later on 24th Jul 1944.
26.07.1944 - 27.07.1944
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-370 departed under Karl Nielsen from Grand Hotel on 26th Jul 1944 and after one day arrived at Nord Altaskär on 27th Jul 1944.
28.07.1944 - 03.08.1944
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-370 left Nord Altaskär under the command of Karl Nielsen on 28th Jul 1944 and arrived at Helsinki on 3rd Aug 1944 after six days.
Karl Nielsen hit one ship on this patrol.
  • On 31st Jul 1944 he sank the Soviet 56 ton MO-101.
09.08.1944 - 12.08.1944
Eighth Sailing - active patrol
On the 9th Aug 1944, U-370 left Helsinki under the command of Karl Nielsen and after three days arrived at Grand Hotel on 12th Aug 1944.
20.08.1944 - 30.08.1944
Ninth Sailing - active patrol
U-370 departed under Karl Nielsen from Grand Hotel on 20th Aug 1944 and arrived back at Grand Hotel one and a half weeks later on 30th Aug 1944.
03.09.1944 - 06.09.1944
Tenth Sailing - active patrol
U-370 left Grand Hotel under the command of Karl Nielsen on 3rd Sep 1944 and after three days arrived at Kopli on 6th Sep 1944.
13.09.1944 - 28.09.1944
Eleventh Sailing - active patrol
On the 13th Sep 1944, U-370 left Kopli under the command of Karl Nielsen and arrived at Memel on 28th Sep 1944 after just over two weeks.
02.10.1944 - 25.10.1944
Twelfth Sailing - active patrol
U-370 departed under Karl Nielsen from Memel on 2nd Oct 1944 and after over three weeks arrived at Danzig on 25th Oct 1944.
05.01.1945 - 05.03.1945
Thirteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-370 left Danzig under the command of Karl Nielsen on 5th Jan 1945 and arrived back at Danzig eight and a half weeks later on 5th Mar 1945.
07.03.1945 - 10.03.1945
Fourteenth Sailing - active patrol
On the 7th Mar 1945, U-370 left Danzig under the command of Karl Nielsen and after three days arrived at Kiel on 10th Mar 1945.

Notes for U-370


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