U-328

Type

VIIC/41

 
Ordered16 Jul 1942
Laid down 15 May 1943 Flender Werke AG, Lübeck (werk 328)
Launched24 Jun 1944
Commissioned19 Sep 1944Oblt. Peter Lawrence
Commanders
19 Sep 1944 - 30 Nov 1944  Oblt. Peter Lawrence
1 Dec 1944 - 8 May 1945  Oblt. Hans-Ulrich Scholle
CareerNo patrols19 Sep 1944 - 1 May 1945  4. Flottille (training)
2 May 1945 - 8 May 1945  11. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Transferred from Bergen, Norway to Loch Ryan, Scotland on 30 May,1945 for Operation Deadlight.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 30 Nov, 1945 in position 55.50N, 10.05W.

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in January 1945. 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-328 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.