U-325

Type

VIIC/41

 
Ordered16 Jul 1942
Laid down13 Apr 1943 Flender Werke AG, Lübeck (werk 325)
Launched25 Mar 1944
Commissioned6 May 1944Oblt. Erwin Dohrn
Commanders
6 May 1944 - 20 Apr 1945  Oblt. Erwin Dohrn
Career
3 patrols
6 May 1944-30 Nov 1944  4. Flottille (training)
1 Dec 1944-20 Apr 1945  11. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
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. 52 dead (all hands lost).

View the 3 war patrols

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.

Previously recorded fate
(Last revised by Axel Niestlé during May 2007. More on revised fates.)

Listed as missing on 7 April, 1945 in the North Atlantic or on the south-west coast of Britain.

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.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2

Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 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.