U-3505

Type

XXI

 
Ordered6 Nov 1943
Laid down 9 Jul 1944 F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1650)
Launched25 Aug 1944
Commissioned7 Oct 1944Oblt. Horst Willner
Commanders
7 Oct 1944 - 3 Apr 1945  Oblt. Horst Willner
CareerNo patrols7 Oct 1944 - 15 Feb 1945  8. Flottille (training)
16 Feb 1945 - 3 May 1945  5. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk at 1730hrs on 3 May, 1945 at Kiel, by bombs.

Wreck broken up. 1 dead, unknown number of survivors.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-3505 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.
Vom U-Boot-Offizier zum passionierten Jäger. Deutschmann, Fritz, 1996.