Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Kriegsmarine — Submarine

German submarine U-362

Type VIIC submarine

Displacement
757 long tons (769 t)
Length
67.1 m (220.1 ft)
Beam
6.2 m (20.3 ft)
Speed
17.7 knots (32.8 km/h, 20.4 mph)
Complement
44
Main gun
88 mm (3.5 in)

Service

  1. Kriegsmarine as U-3624 February 1943 — 5 September 1944579 days of the war
Type VIIC submarine Particulars
Name
U-362
Builder
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg
Ordered
7 December 1940
Laid down
9 November 1941
Launched
21 October 1942
Commissioned
4 February 1943
Fate
Sunk on 5 September 1944 (1944)
Status
Wreck

Specifications

Displacement, surfaced
757 long tons (769 t)
Displacement, submerged
857 long tons (871 t)
Length
67.1 m (220.1 ft) OA
Beam
6.2 m (20.3 ft)
Draught
4.72 m (15.5 ft)
Speed
17.7 knots (32.8 km/h, 20.4 mph)
Range
8,500 nmi (15,742 km)
Complement
44
Main gun
88 mm (3.5 in)

U-362 was a Type VIIC submarine, operated by the Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid at Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg on 9 November 1941. Launched on 21 October 1942, she entered service on 4 February 1943.

She was one of 612 ships of her class. The class followed the Type UB III, Vetehinen class and was succeeded by the Type XXI (Late-war replacement).

The boat displaced 757 long tons surfaced and 857 long tons submerged. She measured 67.1 m (220 ft) long with a beam of 6.2 m (20 ft). Her designed speed was 17.7 knots, and she carried a complement of 44.

Her main battery was one 88 mm (3.5 in) guns.

She was in commission for 579 days of the Second World War.

She was sunk on 5 September 1944, at 75°51′N 89°27′E. The wreck survives.

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Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • 2 shafts
  • 2 × diesel engines
  • 2 × electric motors
Power
  • 2800 - 3200 PS (diesels)
  • 750 PS (electric)
Armament
  • 5 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern)
  • 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines
  • 1 × 8.8 cm deck gun (220 rounds)
  • 4 × twin 2 cm C/30 anti-aircraft guns

Sister ships

587 more in the class

Sources