U-318
Type | VIIC/41 | |||
| Ordered | 14 Oct, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 14 Oct, 1942 | Flender-Werke, Lübeck (werk 318) | ||
| Launched | 25 Sep, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 13 Nov, 1943 | Oblt. Josef Will | ||
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| Career | 8 patrols | 13 Nov, 1943 - 31 Jul, 1944 4. Flottille (training) 1 Aug, 1944 - 4 Nov, 1944 11. Flottille (front boat) 5 Nov, 1944 - 28 Feb, 1945 13. Flottille (front boat) 1 Mar, 1945 - 8 May, 1945 14. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Surrendered at Narvik, Norway on May 8, 1945. Transferred to Loch Eriboll, Scotland, for Operation Deadlight. Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info) | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-318 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 |