U-316
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 25 Aug, 1941 | |||||
| Laid down | 11 Aug, 1942 | Flender-Werke, Lübeck (werk 316) | ||||
| Launched | 19 Jun, 1943 | |||||
| Commissioned | 5 Aug, 1943 | Ltnt. Hermann Stuckmann | ||||
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| Career | No patrols | 5 Aug, 1943 - 31 Aug, 1943 22. Flottille (school boat) 1 Sep, 1943 - 19 Feb, 1945 23. Flottille (school boat) 20 Feb, 1945 - 2 May, 1945 31. Flottille (training) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Scuttled on 2 May, 1945 near Travemünde, in position 53.58N, 10.53E. | |||||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-316 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 |