U-327

Type

VIIC/41

 
Ordered16 Jul 1942
Laid down15 Apr 1943 Flender Werke AG, Lübeck (werk 327)
Launched27 May 1944
Commissioned18 Jul 1944Kptlt. Hans Lemcke
Commanders
18 Jul 1944 - 27 Feb 1945  Kptlt. Hans Lemcke
Career
3 patrols
18 Jul 1944-31 Jan 1945  4. Flottille (training)
1 Feb 1945-27 Feb 1945  11. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk 27 Feb, 1945 in the west part of the Channel, in position 49.46N, 05.47W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Labuan, HMS Loch Fada and the British sloop HMS Wild Goose. 46 dead (all hands lost).

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Another possible fate
Sunk 3 Feb, 1945 in the North Sea north-west of Bergen, in approximate position 61. 21N, 02. 00E, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Bayntun, HMS Braithwaite and HMS Loch Eck.

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus and sailed equipped with it in January 1945 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-327 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.