German submarine U-376

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-376
Ordered	16 October 1939
Builder	Howaldtswerke, Kiel
Yard number	7
Laid down	3 April 1940
Launched	10 July 1941
Commissioned	21 August 1941
Fate	Missing since 7 April 1943
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged
Length	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels) 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) 14 × torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) 1 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun
Service record[1][2]
Part of:	6th U-boat Flotilla 21 August 1941 – 30 June 1942 11th U-boat Flotilla 1 July 1942 – 28 February 1943 3rd U-boat Flotilla 1 March – 7 April 1943
Identification codes:	M 03 110
Commanders:	Kptlt. Friedrich-Karl Marks 21 August 1941 – 7 April 1943
Operations:	8 patrols: 1st patrol: 15 March – 1 April 1942 2nd patrol: 7 – 20 April 1942 3rd patrol: a. 29 April – 6 May 1942 b. 7 – 13 May 1942 4th patrol: a. 7 June – 15 July 1942 b. 18 – 20 July 1942 c. 23 – 27 July 1942 d. 27 – 28 September 1942 e. 22 – 25 October 1942 f. 31 October – 3 November 1942 5th patrol: a. 5 November – 8 December 1942 b. 10 – 13 December 1942 6th patrol: 26 – 28 January 1943 7th patrol: 30 January – 13 March 1943 8th patrol: 6 – 7 April 1943
Victories:	2 merchant ships sunk (10,146 GRT)

German submarine U-376 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

The submarine was laid down on 3 April 1940 in Kiel, launched on 10 July 1941, and commissioned on 21 August 1941 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Friedrich-Karl Marks.^[1]

U-376 was attached to the 6th U-boat Flotilla, and was ready for front-line service from 1 March 1942. Operating from Norwegian bases, from 1 July 1942 she served with the 11th U-boat Flotilla, and was transferred to the 3rd U-boat Flotilla, based in France on 1 March 1943.^[1]

U-376 sailed on eight combat patrols, sinking only two merchant ships totalling 10,146 GRT before she went missing in the Bay of Biscay since 7 April 1943.^[1][2]