U-314
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 25 Aug, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 9 Jun, 1942 | Flender-Werke, Lübeck (werk 314) | ||
| Launched | 17 Apr, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 10 Jun, 1943 | Kptlt. Georg-Wilhelm Basse | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 10 Jun, 1943 - 31 Dec, 1943 8. Flottille (training) 1 Jan, 1944 - 30 Jan, 1944 11. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 30 Jan, 1944 in the Barents Sea south-east of Bear Island, Norway, in position 73.41N, 24.30E, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Whitehall and HMS Meteor. 49 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-314 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 |