U-324

Type

VIIC/41

 
Ordered16 Jul 1942
Laid down 24 Mar 1943 Flender Werke AG, Lübeck (werk 324)
Launched12 Feb 1944
Commissioned5 Apr 1944Oblt. Ernst Edelhoff
Commanders
5 Apr 1944 - 8 May 1945  Oblt. Ernst Edelhoff
CareerNo patrols5 Apr 1944 - 14 Mar 1945  4. Flottille (training)
15 Mar 1945 - 8 May 1945  11. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Surrendered at Bergen, Norway on May 8, 1945.

Broken up in March 1947.

General notes on this boat

This was one of 3 boats that did not leave Norway for Britain after the war as she was not seaworthy. The other boats were U-926 and U-1202.

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in February 1945. 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-324 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.