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U-Boat Operations
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U-387Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 51 018
Construction YardHowaldtswerke AG, Kiel
Yard Number18
Ordered21st Nov 1940
Keel laid5th Sep 1941
Launched1st Oct 1942
Commissioned24th Nov 1942
Baubelehrung1.KLA, Kiel
Training, Flotillas and Duties
11.42 - 06.435.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
07.43 - 10.437.U-Flottille, St.Nazaire
Frontboot (operational)
10.43 - 12.4413.U-Flottille, Trondheim
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
11.42 - 12.44KL Rudolf Büchler

Operations information for U-387
22.06.1943 - 24.06.1943
First Sailing - active patrol
U-387 left Kiel under the command of Rudolf Büchler on 22nd Jun 1943 and arrived at Marviken on 24th Jun 1943 after two days.
27.06.1943 - 30.06.1943
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 27th Jun 1943, U-387 left Marviken under the command of Rudolf Büchler and after three days arrived at Bergen on 30th Jun 1943.
03.07.1943 - 21.08.1943
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-387 departed under Rudolf Büchler from Bergen on 3rd Jul 1943 and arrived at Narvik on 21st Aug 1943 after seven weeks.
18.09.1943 - 04.10.1943
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-387 left Narvik under the command of Rudolf Büchler on 18th Sep 1943 and returned over two weeks later to Narvik on 4th Oct 1943.
04.10.1943 - 06.10.1943
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 4th Oct 1943, U-387 left Narvik under the command of Rudolf Büchler and arrived back at Narvik two days later on 6th Oct 1943.
22.10.1943 - 06.12.1943
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-387 departed under Rudolf Büchler from Narvik on 22nd Oct 1943 and after six and a half weeks arrived at Hammerfest on 6th Dec 1943.
07.12.1943 - 05.01.1944
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-387 left Hammerfest under the command of Rudolf Büchler on 7th Dec 1943 and arrived at Narvik on 5th Jan 1944 after just over four weeks.
07.01.1944 - 09.01.1944
Eighth Sailing
On the 7th Jan 1944, U-387 left Narvik under the command of Rudolf Büchler and after two days arrived at Trondheim on 9th Jan 1944.
12.01.1944 - 16.01.1944
Ninth Sailing
U-387 departed under Rudolf Büchler from Trondheim on 12th Jan 1944 and arrived at Bergen on 16th Jan 1944 after four days.
13.04.1944 - 18.04.1944
Tenth Sailing - active patrol
U-387 left Bergen under the command of Rudolf Büchler on 13th Apr 1944 and after five days arrived at Narvik on 18th Apr 1944.
20.04.1944 - 05.05.1944
Eleventh Sailing - active patrol
On the 20th Apr 1944, U-387 left Narvik under the command of Rudolf Büchler and arrived back at Narvik on 5th May 1944 after just over two weeks on patrol.
20.05.1944 - 08.06.1944
Twelfth Sailing
U-387 departed under Rudolf Büchler from Narvik on 20th May 1944 and after more than two weeks arrived at Skjomenford on 8th Jun 1944.
23.06.1944 - 24.06.1944
Thirteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-387 left Skjomenford under the command of Rudolf Büchler on 23rd Jun 1944 and arrived at Narvik on 24th Jun 1944 after one day.
11.07.1944 - 21.07.1944
Fourteenth Sailing - active patrol
On the 11th Jul 1944, U-387 left Narvik under the command of Rudolf Büchler and returned to Narvik on 21st Jul 1944 after one and a half weeks on patrol.
25.07.1944 - 27.07.1944
Fifteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-387 departed under Rudolf Büchler from Narvik on 25th Jul 1944 and arrived at Trondheim on 27th Jul 1944 after two days.
28.09.1944 - 03.10.1944
Sixteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-387 left Trondheim under the command of Rudolf Büchler on 28th Sep 1944 and after five days arrived at Narvik on 3rd Oct 1944.
09.10.1944 - 10.11.1944
Seventeenth Sailing - active patrol
On the 9th Oct 1944, U-387 left Narvik under the command of Rudolf Büchler and arrived back at Narvik four and a half weeks later on 10th Nov 1944.
21.11.1944 - 09.12.1944
Eighteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-387 departed under Rudolf Büchler from Narvik on 21st Nov 1944. On the 9th Dec 1944, U-387 was sunk.

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