U-313
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 25 Aug, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 11 May, 1942 | Flender-Werke, Lübeck (werk 313) | ||
| Launched | 27 Mar, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 20 May, 1943 | Oblt. Friedhelm Schweiger | ||
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| Career | 14 patrols | 20 May, 1943 - 31 Dec, 1943 8. Flottille (training) 1 Jan, 1944 - 14 Sep, 1944 11. Flottille (front boat) 15 Sep, 1944 - 8 May, 1945 13. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Surrendered at Narvik, Norway on 8 May, 1945. Transferred to Loch Eriboll, Scotland, for Operation Deadlight. Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info) | |||
General notes on this boat
On 9 May, 1944 U-313 had to return to base due to severe technical problems with the depth rudders.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in December 1944. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-313 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 |