U-323

Type

VIIC/41

 
Ordered16 Jul 1942
Laid down 12 Mar 1943 Flender Werke AG, Lübeck (werk 323)
Launched12 Jan 1944
Commissioned2 Mar 1944Oblt. Max Bokelberg
Commanders
2 Mar 1944 - 18 Jul 1944  Oblt. Max Bokelberg
19 Jul 1944 - 26 Feb 1945  Kptlt. Siegfried Pregel
27 Feb 1945 - 3 May 1945  Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Dobinsky
CareerNo patrols2 Mar 1944 - 3 May 1945  4. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Scuttled on 3 May, 1945 near Nordenham, in position 53.30N, 08.30E.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-323 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2
Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 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.