U-1304
Type | VIIC/41 | |||
| Ordered | 2 Apr, 1942 | |||
| Laid down | 17 May, 1943 | Flensburger Schiffsbau, Flensburg (werk 497) | ||
| Launched | 4 Aug, 1944 | |||
| Commissioned | 6 Sep, 1944 | Oblt. Walter Süss | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 6 Sep, 1944 - 4 May, 1945 4. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Scuttled at 2200hrs on 4 May, 1945 near Flensburg, in Kupfermühlen Bay; wreck broken up. | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1304 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 |