U-310

Type

VIIC

Ordered

5 Jun 1941

Laid down

30 Jan 1942

Flender Werke AG, Lübeck (werk 310)

Launched

3 Jan 1943

Commissioned

24 Feb 1943

Ltnt. Klaus Friedland

Commanders

24 Feb 1943	-	26 Sep 1943		Oblt. Klaus Friedland
27 Sep 1943	-	8 May 1945		Oblt. Wolfgang Ley

Career
6 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)

Successes

2 ships sunk, total tonnage 14,395 GRT

Fate

Used up and paid off.

Surrendered on 9 May 1945 at Trondheim, Norway (Waller & Niestlé, 2010).

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

Wolfpack operations

U-310 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Feuer (17 Sep 1944 - 19 Sep 1944)
   Zorn (26 Sep 1944 - 1 Oct 1944)
   Grimm (1 Oct 1944 - 2 Oct 1944)
   Regenschirm (14 Oct 1944 - 16 Oct 1944)
   Panther (16 Oct 1944 - 10 Nov 1944)
   Stier (25 Nov 1944 - 13 Dec 1944)
   Hagen (17 Mar 1945 - 21 Mar 1945)

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.

Hitler's U-boat War
Blair, Clay