U-3017
Type | XXI | |||
| Ordered | 6 Nov, 1943 | |||
| Laid down | 2 Sep, 1944 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1176) | ||
| Launched | 5 Nov, 1944 | |||
| Commissioned | 5 Jan, 1945 | Oblt. Rolf Lindschau | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 5 Jan, 1945 - 30 Apr, 1945 4. Flottille (training) 1 May, 1945 - 8 May, 1945 4. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Surrendered at Horten, Norway on 8 May, 1945, and transferred to Britain. Became the British submarine N 41. Used for tests. Broken up at Newport in November 1949. | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-3017 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 |