U-300
Type | VIIC/41 | |||
| Ordered | 23 Mar 1942 | |||
| Laid down | 9 Apr 1943 | Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 65) | ||
| Launched | 23 Nov 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 29 Dec 1943 | Oblt. Fritz Hein | ||
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| Career | 4 patrols | 29 Dec 1943 - 31 Jul 1944 8. Flottille (training) 1 Aug 1944 - 30 Sep 1944 7. Flottille (front boat) 1 Oct 1944 - 22 Feb 1945 11. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 2 ships sunk for a total of 7,559 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 7,176 GRT 1 ship a total loss for a total of 9,551 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 22 Feb, 1945 in the North Atlantic west of Cadiz, in position 36.29N, 08.20W, by depth charges from British minesweepers HMS Recuit and HMS Pincher and the yacht Evadne. 9 dead and 41 survivors. | |||
See the 4 ships hit by U-300 - View the 4 war patrols
Attacks on this boat
4 Aug 1944
A Canadian Catalina aircraft (Sqdn 162, pilot W. O Marshall) attacked the boat with 3 depth charges causing extensive damages to the boat, including periscopes and ballast tank. The boat escaped the attack (and drove off the aircraft with flak) but was forced to retreat to Bergen, Norway for repairs. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 630)
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus and sailed equipped with it in July 1944 but it was of course installed prior to that date. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-300 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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