German submarine U-364

German submarine U-364 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She carried out two patrols. She did not sink or damage any ships.

She was a member of five wolfpacks.

She was sunk by a British aircraft in the Bay of Biscay in January 1944.

Service history
The submarine was laid down on 12 February 1941 at the Flensburger Schiffsbau-Ges yard at Flensburg as 'werk' 483, launched on 21 January 1943 and commissioned on 3 May under the command of Oberleutnant Paul-Heinrich Sass.

She served with the 5th U-boat Flotilla from 3 May 1943 and the 7th flotilla from 1 November.

1st patrol
U-359's first patrol took her from Kiel in Germany to Marviken.

2nd patrol and loss
Her second foray was from Marviken on 28 November 1943, through the 'gap' between Iceland and the Faroe Islands and into the North Atlantic Ocean. On 29 January 1945, she was sunk by depth charges dropped by a British Handley Page Halifax of No. 502 Squadron RAF in the Bay of Biscay.

49 men died in the U-boat; there were no survivors.

Previously recorded fate
U-364 was originally noted as missing, also in the Bay of Biscay from 31 January 1944. No explanation has ever been offered.

In addition, she was reported as sunk on 30 January 1944 by a British Vickers Wellington of 172 Squadron in the Bay of Biscay. This attack caused no damage to U-608. The aircraft was shot down.