U-304
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 7 Dec, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 26 Jun, 1941 | Flender-Werke, 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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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 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 |