U-315
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 25 Aug, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 7 Jul, 1942 | Flender-Werke, Lübeck (werk 315) | ||
| Launched | 29 May, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 10 Jul, 1943 | Oblt. Herbert Zoller | ||
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| Career | 15 patrols | 10 Jul, 1943 - 28 Feb, 1944 8. Flottille (training) 1 Mar, 1944 - 14 Sep, 1944 11. Flottille (front boat) 15 Sep, 1944 - 8 May, 1945 13. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 6.996 GRT 1 warship a total loss for a total of 1.370 tons | |||
| Fate | Stricken at Trondheim, Norway on 1 May, 1945. Broken up in March 1947. | |||
See the 2 ships hit by U-315 - View the 15 war patrols
General notes on this boat
On 3 January, 1945 trouble with the diesels forced U-315 to return to base.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus and sailed equipped with it in December 1944 but it was of course installed prior to that date. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-315 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 |