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U-303

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered7 Dec, 1940
Laid down 14 Jun, 1941 Flender-Werke, Lübeck (werk 303)
Launched16 May, 1942
Commissioned7 Jul, 1942Kptlt. Karl-Franz Heine
Commanders
7 Jul, 1942 - 21 May, 1943  Kptlt. Karl-Franz Heine
Career2 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)
Successes1 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.



Submarines versus U-boats

Jones, Geoffrey

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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