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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-363Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 50 947
Construction YardFlensburger Schiffbaugesellschaft, Flensburg
Yard Number482
Ordered20th Jan 1941
Keel laid23rd Dec 1941
Launched17th Dec 1942
Commissioned18th Mar 1943
Baubelehrung1.KLA, Kiel
Training, Flotillas and Duties
03.43 - 05.448.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
06.44 - 09.4411.U-Flottille, Bergen
Frontboot (operational)
09.44 - 05.4513.U-Flottille, Trondheim
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
03.43 - 08.43OL Wolf-Werner Wilzer
09.43 - 05.45OL Werner Nees

Operations information for U-363
21.05.1944 - 23.05.1944
First Sailing - active patrol
U-363 left Kiel under the command of Werner Nees on 21st May 1944 and arrived at Marviken on 23rd May 1944 after two days.
27.05.1944 - 28.05.1944
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 27th May 1944, U-363 left Marviken under the command of Werner Nees and after one day arrived at Bergen on 28th May 1944.
29.05.1944 - 29.06.1944
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-363 departed under Werner Nees from Bergen on 29th May 1944 and arrived at Bogenbucht on 29th Jun 1944 after four and a half weeks.
04.08.1944 - 02.09.1944
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-363 left Bogenbucht under the command of Werner Nees on 4th Aug 1944 and after just over four weeks arrived at Narvik on 2nd Sep 1944.
28.09.1944 - 06.10.1944
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 28th Sep 1944, U-363 left Narvik under the command of Werner Nees and arrived back at Narvik just over one week later on 6th Oct 1944.
15.10.1944 - 11.11.1944
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-363 departed under Werner Nees from Narvik on 15th Oct 1944 and after nearly four weeks arrived at Kilbotn on 11th Nov 1944.
28.11.1944 - 08.12.1944
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-363 left Kilbotn under the command of Werner Nees on 28th Nov 1944 and arrived at Narvik on 8th Dec 1944 after one and a half weeks.
10.12.1944 - 11.12.1944
Eighth Sailing
On the 10th Dec 1944, U-363 left Narvik under the command of Werner Nees and after one day arrived at Trondheim on 11th Dec 1944.
07.03.1945 - 10.03.1945
Ninth Sailing - active patrol
U-363 departed under Werner Nees from Trondheim on 7th Mar 1945 and arrived at Harstad on 10th Mar 1945 after three days.
12.03.1945 - 31.03.1945
Tenth Sailing - active patrol
U-363 left Harstad under the command of Werner Nees on 12th Mar 1945 and returned to Harstad on 31st Mar 1945 after more than two weeks on patrol.
18.04.1945 - 08.05.1945
Eleventh Sailing - active patrol
On the 18th Apr 1945, U-363 left Harstad under the command of Werner Nees and arrived at Narvik on 8th May 1945 after nearly three weeks.

Notes for U-363


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