U-308
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 20 Jan, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 5 Nov, 1941 | Flender-Werke, Lübeck (werk 308) | ||
| Launched | 31 Oct, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 23 Dec, 1942 | Ltnt. Karl Mühlenpfordt | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 23 Dec, 1942 - 31 May, 1943 8. Flottille (training) 1 Jun, 1943 - 4 Jun, 1943 6. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 4 June, 1943 in the Norwegian sea north-east of the Faeroes, in position 64.28N, 03.09W, by torpedoes from the British submarine HMS Truculent. 44 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-308 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 |