German submarine U-362

German submarine U-362 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for the Nazi German Kriegsmarine for service during World War II.

Built by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft at Flensburg, the U-boat was laid down 9 November 1941, launched on 21 October 1942, and commissioned on 4 February 1943 with Oberleutnant Ludwig Franz in command.

Service history
Sailing from Kiel on 6 February 1944, U-362 first sailed for northern Norway from where she sortied out into the Norwegian Sea on several patrols, without sinking any ships.

The U-boat sailed from Hammerfest on 2 August 1944, on her fifth and final patrol and headed east across the Barents Sea, north of Russia. On 5 September 1944 in the Kara Sea, she was sunk by depth charges from the SOVIET MINESWEEPER T-116 at 75.85°N, 89.45°W. All 51 of the crew were lost.