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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-388Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 49 299
Construction YardHowaldtswerke AG, Kiel-Gaarden
Yard Number19
Ordered21st Nov 1940
Keel laid12th Sep 1941
Launched12th Nov 1942
Commissioned31st Dec 1942
Baubelehrung1.KLA, Kiel
Training, Flotillas and Duties
12.42 - 06.435.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
06.43 - 06.439.U-Flottille, Brest
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
12.42 - 06.43LT Peter Sues

Operations information for U-388
08.06.1943 - 20.06.1943
First Sailing - active patrol
U-388 left Kiel under the command of Peter Sues on 8th Jun 1943. The boat was lost on 20th Jun 1943.
At 1049 HRS on 20th Jun 1943 in square AK 28, U-388 came under attack from an aircraft of US VP84 Squadron. U-388 was destroyed in the attack.

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