U-317
Type | VIIC/41 | |||
| Ordered | 14 Oct, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 12 Sep, 1942 | Flender-Werke, Lübeck (werk 317) | ||
| Launched | 1 Sep, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 23 Oct, 1943 | Oblt. Peter Rahlff | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 23 Oct, 1943 - 31 May, 1944 4. Flottille (training) 1 Jun, 1944 - 26 Jun, 1944 9. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 26 June, 1944 north-east of the Shetlands, in position 62.03N, 01.45E, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 86/N). 50 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-317 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 |