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| U-384 | Type VIIC |
| Feldpost Number | M 50 536 |
| Construction Yard | Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel-Gaarden |
| Yard Number | 15 |
| Ordered | 15th Aug 1940 |
| Keel laid | 29th Mar 1941 |
| Launched | 28th May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 18th Jul 1942 |
| Baubelehrung | Kriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Ostsee, Kiel /
1.KLA, Kiel | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 07.42 - 12.42 | 5.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
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| 01.43 - 03.43 | 3.U-Flottille, La Pallice
Frontboot (operational)
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| Commanders | | 07.42 - 03.43 | OL Hans-Achim von Rosenberg-Gruszczynski
see also: U-18 |
| Operations information for U-384 | 12.12.1942 - 03.02.1943
First Sailing - active patrol
U-384 left Kiel under the command of Hans-Achim von Rosenberg-Gruszcynski on 12th Dec 1942 and arrived at La Pallice on 3rd Feb 1943 after seven and a half weeks.
Hans-Achim von Rosenberg-Gruszcynski hit one ship on this patrol.-
On 9th Jan 1943 he sank the American 6,155 ton Louise Lykes.
| 06.03.1943 - 19.03.1943
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 6th Mar 1943, U-384 left La Pallice under the command of Hans-Achim von Rosenberg-Gruszcynski. U-384 was lost on 19th Mar 1943.
At 0924 HRS on 19th Mar 1943 in square AL 47, U-384 came under attack from an aircraft of RAF 206 Squadron. U-384 was destroyed in the attack.
Hans-Achim von Rosenberg-Gruszcynski hit one ship on this patrol from convoy HX-229.-
On 17th Mar 1943 he sank the British 7,252 ton Coracero, sailing with convoy HX-229.
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| Notes for U-384 | The action around convoy HX229 was the largest of the war. Some 40 boats attacked, sinking 21 ships. When about 800 miles South-West of Rockall, 206 SQN Fortress of 15th Group Coastal Command RAF (PO L G Clark) sighted a U-Boat within 20 minutes of the Fortress arriving over the embattled convoy. At 0925 Clark straddled the boat with D/Cs, and black oil appeared over the attack point. The oil patch was visible for hours. 47 men died with U-384, the only U-Boat lost during this convoy battle.
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