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U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner & Walter Janssens
Detail Consultant —  Horst Schmeisser
Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-348Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 54 464
Construction YardNordseewerke GmbH, Emden
Yard Number220
Ordered10th Apr 1941
Keel laid17th Nov 1942
Launched25th Jun 1943
Commissioned10th Aug 1943
Baubelehrung6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
08.43 - 03.448.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
04.44 - 07.449.U-Flottille.FdU Mitte, Norway
Frontboot ohne Einsatz (temp. non operational)
07.44 - 02.458.U-Flottille, Danzig
Frontboot (operational)
02.45 - 03.455.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Commanders
08.43 - 06.44OL Hans-Norbert Schunck
see also: U-103 U-369 
06.44 - 06.44KL Kurt-Heinz Nicolay
see also: U-312 
06.44 - 07.44OL Sigurd Seeger
see also: U-1203 
07.44 - 03.45OL Hans-Norbert Schunck
see also: U-103 U-369 

Operations information for U-348
01.04.1944 - 02.04.1944
First Sailing - active patrol
U-348 left Kiel under the command of Hans-Norbert Schunck on 1st Apr 1944 and arrived at Kristiansand on 2nd Apr 1944 after one day.
04.04.1944 - 06.04.1944
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 4th Apr 1944, U-348 left Kristiansand under the command of Hans-Norbert Schunck and after two days arrived at Bergen on 6th Apr 1944.
23.04.1944 - 15.05.1944
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-348 departed under Hans-Norbert Schunck from Bergen on 23rd Apr 1944 and arrived back at Bergen on 15th May 1944 after just over three weeks on patrol.
20.05.1944 - 11.06.1944
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-348 left Bergen under the command of Hans-Norbert Schunck on 20th May 1944 and returned just over three weeks later to Bergen on 11th Jun 1944.
18.06.1944 - 21.06.1944
Fifth Sailing
On the 18th Jun 1944, U-348 left Bergen under the command of Sigurd Seeger and arrived at Trondheim on 21st Jun 1944 after three days.
26.06.1944 - 01.07.1944
Sixth Sailing
U-348 departed under Kurt-Heinz Nicolay from Trondheim on 26th Jun 1944 and after five days arrived at Kiel on 1st Jul 1944.
11.07.1944 - 14.07.1944
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-348 left Kiel under the command of Hans-Norbert Schunck on 11th Jul 1944 and arrived at Reval on 14th Jul 1944 after three days.
17.07.1944 - 21.07.1944
Eighth Sailing - active patrol
On the 17th Jul 1944, U-348 left Reval under the command of Hans-Norbert Schunck and returned four days later to Reval on 21st Jul 1944.
25.07.1944 - 27.07.1944
Ninth Sailing - active patrol
U-348 departed under Hans-Norbert Schunck from Reval on 25th Jul 1944 and arrived at Riesholm on 27th Jul 1944 after two days.
29.07.1944 - 03.08.1944
Tenth Sailing - active patrol
U-348 left Riesholm under the command of Hans-Norbert Schunck on 29th Jul 1944 and after five days arrived at Grand Hotel on 3rd Aug 1944.
10.08.1944 - 17.08.1944
Eleventh Sailing - active patrol
On the 10th Aug 1944, U-348 left Grand Hotel under the command of Hans-Norbert Schunck and arrived at Helsinki on 17th Aug 1944 after one week.
19.08.1944 - 19.08.1944
Twelfth Sailing - active patrol
U-348 departed under Hans-Norbert Schunck from Helsinki on 19th Aug 1944 and arrived at Mösholm on the same day.
24.08.1944 - 01.09.1944
Thirteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-348 left Mösholm under the command of Hans-Norbert Schunck on 24th Aug 1944 and arrived back at Mösholm just over one week later on 1st Sep 1944.
04.09.1944 - 14.09.1944
Fourteenth Sailing - active patrol
On the 4th Sep 1944, U-348 left Mösholm under the command of Hans-Norbert Schunck and after one and a half weeks arrived at Reval on 14th Sep 1944.
16.09.1944 - 04.10.1944
Fifteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-348 departed under Hans-Norbert Schunck from Reval on 16th Sep 1944 and arrived at Libau on 4th Oct 1944 after two and a half weeks.
05.10.1944 - 07.10.1944
Sixteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-348 left Libau under the command of Hans-Norbert Schunck on 5th Oct 1944 and after two days arrived at Danzig on 7th Oct 1944.
03.01.1945 - 27.01.1945
Seventeenth Sailing - active patrol
On the 3rd Jan 1945, U-348 left Danzig under the command of Hans-Norbert Schunck and arrived at Hela on 27th Jan 1945 after three and a half weeks.

Notes for U-348


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OL Hans-Norbert Schunck
Courtesy Bernhard Schlummer
OL Schunck also commanded U-103 and U-369.

U-348's commissioning
Courtesy Bernhard Schlummer

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