Type | VIIC/41 | |||||||||
| Ordered | 16 Jul 1942 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 13 Apr 1943 | Flender Werke AG, Lübeck (werk 325) | ||||||||
| Launched | 25 Mar 1944 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 6 May 1944 | Oblt. Erwin Dohrn | ||||||||
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| Career 3 patrols |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk between 30 April and 9 May 1945 on the British minefield 'Artizan B3, part 1' in position 49.48.283N / 05.12.383W off Lizard Point. 52 dead (all hands lost). (Axel Niestlé, 2010). | |||||||||
Previously recorded fate
- Sunk during the second half of April 1945 on the British minefield »HW A1« in position 50°31,4’n / 05°22,8’w off the Cornish coast. (Dr. Axel Niestlé, 2007)
Notes.July 4, 2007. Published the article The loss of U 325, U 400 and U 1021 by Dr. Axel Niestlé. This article explains the loss of this boat. [Edit: July 2010. U-325 has since been re-assessed to currently displayed fate.
- Listed as missing on 7 April, 1945 in the North Atlantic or on the south-west coast of Britain. (Dr. Axel Niestlé / FDS/NHB, May 1993)
General notes on this boat
7 Apr 1945. U-325 reported for the last time on 7 April, 1945 from approximate position 56N, 20W.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in October 1944. 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-325 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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