U-304
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 7 Dec 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 26 Jun 1941 | Flender Werke AG, Lübeck (werk 304) | ||
| Launched | 13 Jun 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 5 Aug 1942 | Ltnt. Heinz Koch | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 5 Aug 1942 - 31 Mar 1943 8. Flottille (training) 1 Apr 1943 - 28 May 1943 1. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 28 May, 1943 in the North Atlantic south-east of Cape Farewell, Greenland in position 54.50N, 37.20W by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 120/E). 46 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-304 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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