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U-1308

Type

VIIC/41

 
Ordered1 Aug, 1942
Laid down 16 Feb, 1944 Flensburger Schiffsbau, Flensburg (werk 501)
Launched22 Nov, 1944
Commissioned17 Jan, 1945Oblt. Heinrich Besold
Commanders
17 Jan, 1945 - 2 May, 1945  Oblt. Heinrich Besold
CareerNo patrols17 Jan, 1945 - 2 May, 1945  4. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo 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.



German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel

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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