Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Kriegsmarine — Submarine

German submarine U-363

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)
Main gun
88 mm (3.5 in)

Service

  1. Kriegsmarine as U-36318 March 1943 — 9 May 1945783 days of the war
Type VIIC submarine Particulars
Name
U-363
Builder
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg
Ordered
20 January 1941
Laid down
23 December 1941
Launched
17 December 1942
Commissioned
18 March 1943
Fate
Surrendered on 9 May 1945 at Narvik. Sunk on 31 December 1945 as part of Operation Deadlight (1945)
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
4.74 m (15.6 ft)
Speed
17.7 knots (32.8 km/h, 20.4 mph)
Range
8,500 nmi (15,742 km)
Main gun
88 mm (3.5 in)

U-363 was a Type VIIC submarine in service with the Kriegsmarine. Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg laid her keel on 23 December 1941. She entered service on 18 March 1943, having been launched on 17 December 1942.

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.

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

She was in commission for 783 days of the Second World War.

She was sunk on 9 May 1945, at 55°45′N 8°18′W. The wreck survives.

Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.

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
  • 1 × 8.8 cm deck gun (220 rounds)
  • 2 × twin 2 cm C/30 anti-aircraft guns

Sister ships

587 more in the class

Sources