U-309
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||||
| Laid down | 24 Jan 1942 | Flender Werke AG, Lübeck (werk 309) | ||||
| Launched | 5 Dec 1942 | |||||
| Commissioned | 27 Jan 1943 | Oblt. Hans-Gert Mahrholz | ||||
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| Career | 9 patrols | 27 Jan 1943 - 31 Jul 1943 8. Flottille (training) 1 Aug 1943 - 31 Oct 1943 11. Flottille (front boat) 1 Nov 1943 - 1 Oct 1944 9. Flottille (front boat) 1 Oct 1944 - 16 Feb 1945 33. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | 1 ship a total loss for a total of 7,219 GRT | |||||
| Fate | Sunk 16 Feb, 1945 in the North Sea east of the Moray Firth, in position 58.09N, 02.23W, by depth charges from the Canadian frigate HMCS St. John. 47 dead (all hands lost). | |||||
See the 1 ships hit by U-309 - View the 9 war patrols
Boat has been discovered
The wreck of this boat has almost certainly been discovered in early 2001 off the east coast of Scotland. See photos from that wreck at http://www.scapaflow.com/u309.html.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in April 1944. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Annoucements related to this boat
U-309 found by divers? (6 Jul 2001)Men lost from the boat
30 Sep 1943
One went missing in the North Atlantic while working out on the deck. [Mechanikergefreiter Erich Jungmann]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
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