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U-310

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered5 Jun, 1941
Laid down 30 Jan, 1942 Flender-Werke, Lübeck (werk 310)
Launched3 Jan, 1943
Commissioned24 Feb, 1943Ltnt. Klaus Friedland
Commanders
24 Feb, 1943 - 26 Sep, 1943  Oblt. Klaus Friedland
27 Sep, 1943 - 8 May, 1945  Oblt. Wolfgang Ley
Career6 patrols 24 Feb, 1943 - 31 Jul, 1944  8. Flottille (training)
1 Aug, 1944 - 4 Sep, 1944  7. Flottille (front boat)
5 Sep, 1944 - 8 May, 1945  13. Flottille (front boat)
Successes2 ships sunk for a total of 14.395 GRT
Fate

Used up and paid off. Surrendered on 8 May, 1945. At Trondheim, Norway on 29 May, 1945. Broken up in March 1947.

See the 2 ships hit by U-310 - View the 6 war patrols

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-310 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