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</script> </div> <div align="center"> <h3><a href="/boats/">List of all U-boats</a></h3><h1>U-340</h1> </div> <div align="center"> <table class="table_subtle width650"><tr> <td class="width100"><h3>Type</h3></td><td class="width95" align="center" class="seperator"><h3><a href="/types/viic.htm" class="header">VIIC</a></h3></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td>Ordered</td><td class="seperator">17 Dec 1940</td><td><br/></td></tr> <tr><td>Laid down</td><td class="seperator">1 Oct 1941</td> <td class="seperator"><a href="/technical/shipyards/nordsee.htm">Nordseewerke, Emden</a> (werk 212)</td></tr> <tr><td>Launched</td><td class="seperator">20 Aug 1942</td><td><br/></td></tr> <tr><td>Commissioned</td><td class="seperator">16 Oct 1942</td><td class="seperator">Oblt. Hans-Joachim Klaus</td></tr> <tr><td>Commanders</td> <td colspan="2" class="seperator"><table class="table-clean"><tr><td class="width85 right">16 Oct 1942</td><td> - </td><td class="width90 right">2 Nov 1943</td><td>  </td><td>Oblt. <a href="/men/commanders/611.html"> Hans-Joachim Klaus</a></td></tr></table></td></tr> <tr><td>Career<br><a href="/boats/patrols/u340.html">3 patrols</a></td><td colspan="2" class="seperator"><table class="table-clean"><tr><td class="right">16 Oct 1942</td><td>-</td><td class="right">30 Apr 1943</td><td>  <a href="/flotillas/8flo.htm">8. Flottille</a> (training)<br></td></tr><tr><td class="right">1 May 1943</td><td>-</td><td class="right">2 Nov 1943</td><td>  <a href="/flotillas/6flo.htm">6. Flottille</a> (active service)<br></td></tr></table></td></tr> <tr><td>Successes</td><td colspan="2" class="seperator">No ships sunk or damaged</td></tr> <tr><td class="width100">Fate</td> <td colspan="2" class="width400 seperator"> <p>Scuttled at 0430hrs on 2 November 1943 in the <a href="/maps/mediterranean.htm">Mediterranean Sea</a> a few miles south-east of Punta Almina, Spanish Morocco, in position 35.49N, 05.14W, after being badly damaged by depth charges from the British sloop <a href="/allies/warships/ship/3905.html">HMS Fleetwood</a>, the British destroyers <a href="/allies/warships/ship/4343.html">HMS Active</a> and <a href="/allies/warships/ship/5450.html">HMS Witherington</a> and a British <a href="/allies/aircraft/wellington.htm">Wellington</a> aircraft (179 Sqn RAF/R). 1 dead and 48 survivors.</p> </td></tr> <tr><td>Loss position</td> <td colspan="3"> <style media="screen" type="text/css"> #mapFate {width:510px; height: 270px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px;} </style> <div id="mapFate" align="center"></div> <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"> var mymap = L.map('mapFate').setView([36.49, -5.14], 4) L.tileLayer('/map-tiles/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', { attribution: 'map 漏 OpenStreetMap contributors | ship info by uboat.net', maxZoom: 10, }).addTo(mymap); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/orange_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([35.82, -5.23], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<strong>U-340</strong>. Scuttled at 0430hrs on 2 November 1943 in the <a href=\"/maps/mediterranean.htm\">Mediterranean Sea</a> a few miles south-east of Punta Almina, Spanish Morocco, in position 35.49N, 05.14W, after being badly damaged by depth charges from the British sloop <a href=\"/allies/warships/ship/3905.html\">HMS Fleetwood</a>, the British destroyers <a href=\"/allies/warships/ship/4343.html\">HMS Active</a> and <a href=\"/allies/warships/ship/5450.html\">HMS Witherington</a> and a British <a href=\"/allies/aircraft/wellington.htm\">Wellington</a> aircraft (179 Sqn RAF/R).'); </script> </td> </tr> </table>  <p class="np"><a href="/boats/patrols/u340.html">View the 3 war patrols</a><br></p> </div><div class="content_box_fates"><p align="left"><strong>Previously recorded fate</strong></p><ul><li>Sunk at 0430hrs on 2 Nov, 1943 near Tangier, in position 35.33N, 06.37W, by depth charges from the British sloop <a href=/allies/warships/ship/3905.html>HMS Fleetwood</a>, the British destroyers <a href=/allies/warships/ship/4343.html>HMS Active</a> and <a href=/allies/warships/ship/5450.html>HMS Witherington</a> and by depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (Sqdn. 179/R). <em>(, November 2010)</em></li></ul> </div> <h3>Wolfpack operations</h3> <p>U-340 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career: <br>   <a href="/ops/wolfpacks/117.html">Iller</a> (12 May 1943 - 15 May 1943) <br>   <a href="/ops/wolfpacks/121.html">Donau 1</a> (15 May 1943 - 20 May 1943) <br>   <a href="/ops/wolfpacks/209.html">Without name</a> (11 Jul 1943 - 29 Jul 1943) </p> <h3>Attacks on this boat and other events</h3> <div class="content_box"> <p><strong>25 Aug 1943</strong><br/>U-340 rescued five Luftwaffe aircrew off Spain on 25 August. Shortly afterwards the boat was attacked by an aircraft. One man died and five were wounded. The boat suffered minor damage. </p> <p>1 recorded attack on this boat.</p> </div> <div align="center"> <h3>Men lost from the boat</h3></div> <p><strong>25 Aug 1943</strong><br>U-340 rescued five Luftwaffe aircrew off Spain on 25 August. Shortly afterwards the boat was attacked by an aircraft. One man died and five were wounded. The boat suffered minor damage. </p> <p>  <strong>Related:</strong> For more info on such losses see - <a href="/men/men_lost.htm">Men lost from U-boats</a> -</p> <h3>U-boat Emblems</h3> <p>We have 1 <strong>emblem</strong> entry for this boat. See the emblem page <a href="/special/emblems/u340.html">for this boat</a> or view emblems individually below.</p> <table><tr> <td class="width95"><a href="/special/emblems/emblem506.html"><img src="/media/boats/emblems/emblem_missing.gif" class="width80" alt="" /><br>Chess piece on Shield</a></td> </tr></table><br> <div align="center"> <h3>Media links</h3> <table> <tr> <td class="width140"><p><a href="/books/item/267"><img src="/media/books/covers/english/u-boat_operations2.jpg" alt="" /> <br>U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1</a><br>Wynn, Kenneth</p></td> <td class="width140"><p><a href="/books/item/538"><img src="/media/books/covers/english/hitlers_uboat_war2.jpg" alt="" /> <br>Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II</a><br>Blair, Clay</p></td> <td class="width140"><p><a href="/books/item/525"><img src="/media/books/covers/english/german_u-boat_losses.jpg" alt="" /> <br>German U-Boat Losses During World War II</a><br>Niestle, Axel</p></td></tr> </table> </div> <br><br>  <p class='center'><br/>As an Amazon Associate uboat.net earns a commission from qualifying purchases.</p> <div class="adSeperator"></div> <div id="ga_contentFooter728" align="center"> <script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1101670507446460" data-ad-slot="7580936821"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div><br> </div>  <div id="footer"> <div id="footer_navcontainer"> <ul id="footer_navlist"> <li><a href="/" title="Front page">Front page</a></li> <li><a href="/about/" title="About uboat.net">About</a></li> <li><a href="/about/contact.htm" title="Contact us">Contact us</a></li> <li><a href="/special/faq.htm" title="Frequently Asked Questions">FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="/glossary.htm" title="Glossary pages">Glossary</a></li> <li><a href="/new.htm" title="What's new at uboat.net">What's new</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="footer_copyright">  © 1995 - 2024 Guðmundur Helgason </div> </div>  </div>  </body></html>