German submarine U-354
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German submarine U-354 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
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Name | U-354 |
Ordered | 9 October 1939 |
Builder | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg |
Yard number | 473 |
Laid down | 15 April 1940 |
Launched | 10 January 1942 |
Commissioned | 22 April 1942 |
Fate | Sunk by British warships in the Barents Sea on 24 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 46 036 |
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She carried out 11 patrols before being sunk in the Barents Sea by British warships on 24 August 1944.
She sank one merchant ship and one warship, damaged a merchant vessel and caused a warship to be declared a total loss.