U-307

Type

VIIC

Ordered

20 Jan, 1941

Laid down

5 Nov, 1941

Flender-Werke, Lübeck (werk 307)

Launched

30 Sep, 1942

Commissioned

18 Nov, 1942

Ltnt. Friedrich-Georg Herrle

Commanders

18 Nov, 1942 - 1 Dec, 1944	Oblt. Friedrich-Georg Herrle
2 Dec, 1944 - 29 Apr, 1945	Oblt. Erich Krüger

Career

19 patrols

18 Nov, 1942 - 30 Apr, 1943  8. Flottille (training)
1 May, 1943 - 31 Oct, 1943  11. Flottille (front boat)
1 Nov, 1943 - 29 Apr, 1945  13. Flottille (front boat)

Successes

2 ships sunk for a total of 7.226 GRT

Fate

Sunk 29 April, 1945 in the Barents Sea near Murmansk, Russia, in position 69.24N, 33.44E, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Loch Insh. 37 dead and 14 survivors.

See the 2 ships hit by U-307 - View the 19 war patrols

General notes on this boat

On 4 Sept, 1945 the last German unit surrendered! It was the weather station 'Haudegen' on Spitzbergen, which was set out from U-307 on 28 September, 1944.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-307 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.