U-354
Sunk
| Type | Submarine |
|---|---|
| Class | Type VIIC |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 1 × 3.5″ gun |
Shadowed convoy JW 51B before the Battle of the Barents Sea. Torpedoed the escort carrier Nabob and sank the frigate Bickerton off Norway in August 1944, and was sunk by British warships in the Barents Sea two days later.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern)
- 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines
- 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds)
- 1 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun
| Builder | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 15 April 1940 |
| Launched | 10 January 1942 |
| Commissioned | 22 April 1942 |
| Displacement | 769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged |
| Length | 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull |
| Speed | 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged |
| Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
10 January 1942
Battle of the Barents Sea
Survived
31 December 1942
Found and shadowed the convoy
Operation Goodwood
Survived
22–29 August 1944
Torpedoed Nabob and sank the frigate Bickerton
Fate
Sunk
Sunk by British warships in the Barents Sea on 24 August 1944