List of all U-boats

U-308

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered20 Jan 1941
Laid down5 Nov 1941 Flender Werke AG, Lübeck (werk 308)
Launched31 Oct 1942
Commissioned23 Dec 1942Ltnt. Karl Mühlenpfordt
Commanders
23 Dec 1942 - 4 Jun 1943  Oblt. Karl Mühlenpfordt
Career
1 patrol
23 Dec 1942-31 May 1943  8. Flottille (training)
1 Jun 1943-4 Jun 1943  6. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk 4 June, 1943 in the Norwegian sea north-east of the Faeroes, in position 64.28N, 03.09W, by torpedoes from the British submarine HMS Truculent. 44 dead (all hands lost).

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Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-308 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.

U-boat Emblems

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Hitler's U-boat War

Blair, Clay


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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.
Submarines versus U-boats. Jones, Geoffrey, 1986.
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.