German submarine U-344
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German submarine U-344 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
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Name | U-344 |
Ordered | 20 January 1941 |
Builder | Nordseewerke, Emden |
Yard number | 216 |
Laid down | 7 May 1942 |
Launched | 29 January 1943 |
Commissioned | 26 March 1943 |
Fate | Sunk by a British aircraft on 22 August 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 50 920 |
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1 warship sunk (1,350 tons) |
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She was a member of two wolfpacks.
She was on her third patrol when she was sunk by a British aircraft on 22 August 1944.
She sank one warship.