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

U-357Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 06 392
Construction YardFlensburger Schiffbaugesellschaft, Flensburg
Yard Number476
Ordered26th Oct 1939
Keel laid19th May 1940
Launched31st Mar 1942
Commissioned18th Jun 1942
BaubelehrungBaubelehrung U-Boote Ostsee, Kiel /
Kriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Ostsee, Kiel /
1.KLA, Kiel
Training, Flotillas and Duties
06.42 - 11.428.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
12.42 - 12.426.U-Flottille, St.Nazaire
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
06.42 - 12.42OL Adolf Kellner

Operations information for U-357
15.12.1942 - 26.12.1942
First Sailing - active patrol
U-357 left Kiel under the command of Adolf Kellner on 15th Dec 1942. On the 26th Dec 1942, U-357 was sunk.

Notes for U-357

The Admiralty Report on interrogation of the survivors of U-357 is available. You can find how to obtain a report here.

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