German submarine U-371
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German submarine U-371 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 17 November 1939 in Kiel, launched on 27 January 1941, and commissioned on 15 March under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Heinrich Driver. After training, U-371 was ready for front-line service with the 1st U-boat Flotilla from 1 July 1941.
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Name | U-371 |
Ordered | 23 September 1939 |
Builder | Howaldtswerke, Kiel |
Yard number | 2 |
Laid down | 17 November 1939 |
Launched | 27 January 1941 |
Commissioned | 15 March 1941 |
Fate | Sunk on 4 May 1944[1] |
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Class and type | Type VIIC submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 40 472 |
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Operating mostly in the Mediterranean Sea, in 19 patrols between June 1941 and May 1944 the U-boat sank 11 ships totalling 51,946 GRT and 2,286 tons, including the American destroyer USS Bristol, and damaged six more totalling 28,072 GRT and 2,500 tons.
U-371 was sunk at 04:09 local time on 4 May 1944 in the Mediterranean north of Constantine, in position 37°49′N 05°39′E by a force of American, French and British destroyers. Three men were killed, with 49 survivors.[2]