U-303
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 7 Dec, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 14 Jun, 1941 | Flender-Werke, Lübeck (werk 303) | ||
| Launched | 16 May, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 7 Jul, 1942 | Kptlt. Karl-Franz Heine | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 7 Jul, 1942 - 31 Dec, 1942 8. Flottille (training) 1 Jan, 1943 - 31 Mar, 1943 7. Flottille (front boat) 1 Apr, 1943 - 21 May, 1943 29. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 4.959 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 21 May, 1943 in the western Mediterranean south of Toulon, in position 42.50N, 06.00E by torpedoes from the British submarine HMS Sickle. 20 dead and 28 survivors. | |||
See the 1 ships hit by U-303 - View the 2 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-303 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Habicht (12 Jan, 1943 - 19 Jan, 1943)
Haudegen (22 Jan, 1943 - 15 Feb, 1943)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-303 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 Submarines versus U-boats, Jones, Geoffrey, 1986 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |