Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Kriegsmarine — Submarine

German submarine U-380

Type VII submarine

Displacement
1,053 long tons (1,070 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-38022 December 1941 — 11 March 1944810 days of the war
Type VII submarine Particulars
Name
U-380
Builder
Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel
Ordered
16 October 1939
Laid down
1 October 1940
Launched
5 November 1941
Commissioned
22 December 1941
Fate
Sunk by US bombs on 11 March 1944
By aircraft (1944)
Status
Wreck

Specifications

Displacement, standard
1,053 long tons (1,070 t)
Displacement, surfaced
757 long tons (769 t)
Displacement, submerged
857 long tons (871 t)
Length
67.1 m (220.1 ft)
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
13,700 nmi (25,372 km)
Complement
44
Main gun
88 mm (3.5 in)

U-380 was a Type VII submarine built for the Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid at Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel on 1 October 1940. She entered service on 22 December 1941, having been launched on 5 November 1941.

She was one of 21 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 810 days of the Second World War.

She was sunk on 11 March 1944 by aircraft, at 43°07′N 5°55′W. The wreck survives.

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Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • Diesel-electric
  • 3200 PS surfaced
  • 750 PS submerged
Armament
  • 5 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern)
  • 14 × torpedoes
  • 1 × 8.8 cm deck gun (220 rounds)
  • 1 x 2 cm C/30 AA gun

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