U-1308
Type | VIIC/41 | |||
| Ordered | 1 Aug, 1942 | |||
| Laid down | 16 Feb, 1944 | Flensburger Schiffsbau, Flensburg (werk 501) | ||
| Launched | 22 Nov, 1944 | |||
| Commissioned | 17 Jan, 1945 | Oblt. Heinrich Besold | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 17 Jan, 1945 - 2 May, 1945 4. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Scuttled on 2 May 1945 north-west of Warnemünde, in position 54.13N, 12.03E. Raised in October 1952. Broken up at Neptun Dockyard, Rostock. | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1308 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 |