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| U-340 | Type VIIC |
| Feldpost Number | M 49 695 |
| Construction Yard | Nordseewerke GmbH, Emden |
| Yard Number | 212 |
| Ordered | 17th Dec 1940 |
| Keel laid | 1st Oct 1941 |
| Launched | 20th Aug 1942 |
| Commissioned | 16th Oct 1942 |
| Baubelehrung | 6.KLA, Bremen | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 10.42 - 04.43 | 8.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
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| 04.43 - 11.43 | 6.U-Flottille, St.Nazaire
Frontboot (operational)
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| Commanders | | 10.42 - 11.43 | Hans-Joachim Klaus |
| Operations information for U-340 | 29.04.1943 - 31.05.1943
First Sailing - active patrol
U-340 left Kiel under the command of Hans-Joachim Klaus on 29th Apr 1943 and arrived at Bordeaux on 31st May 1943 after four and a half weeks.
On 11th May 1943 in square AK 27, U-340 came under attack from an aircraft of USN VP-84 Squadron. U-340 was moderately damaged by the attack.
| 06.07.1943 - 02.09.1943
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 6th Jul 1943, U-340 left Bordeaux under the command of Hans-Joachim Klaus and after over eight weeks arrived at St. Nazaire on 2nd Sep 1943.
| 17.10.1943 - 02.11.1943
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-340 departed under Hans-Joachim Klaus from St. Nazaire on 17th Oct 1943. The boat was sunk on 2nd Nov 1943.
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| Notes for U-340 |
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