German submarine U-317
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-317 |
| Ordered: | 14 October 1941 |
| Builder: | Flender Werke, Lübeck |
| Yard number: | 317 |
| Laid down: | 12 September 1942 |
| Launched: | 1 September 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 23 October 1943 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 26 June 1944[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Type VIIC/41 submarine |
| Displacement: |
769 long tons (781 t) surfaced 871 long tons (885 t) submerged |
| Length: |
67.23 m (220 ft 7 in) o/a 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: |
6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Draft: | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × supercharged Germaniawerft 6-cylinder 4-stroke F46 diesel engines, totalling 2,800–3,200 bhp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490 2 × GL RP 137/c electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) and max rpm: 296. |
| Speed: |
17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged |
| Range: |
15,725 km (8,491 nmi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 150 km (81 nmi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: |
250 m (820 ft) Crush depth: 275–325 m (902–1,066 ft) |
| Complement: | 44–52 officers and ratings |
| Armament: |
5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) 14 × G7e torpedoes or 26 TMA mines 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) Various AA guns |
| Service record[2][3] | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
4th U-boat Flotilla (23 October 1943–31 May 1944) 9th U-boat Flotilla (1–26 June 1944) |
| Commanders: |
Oblt.z.S.. Peter Rahlf (23 October 1943–26 June 1944) |
| Operations: |
1st patrol: 31 May–2 June 1944 2nd patrol: 21 June–26 June 1944 |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-317 was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
The submarine was laid down on 12 September 1942 at the Flender Werke at Lübeck, launched on 1 September 1943, and commissioned on 23 October 1943 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Peter Rahlf.
Service history
U-317 served with the 4th U-boat Flotilla for training, and later with the 9th U-boat Flotilla in front-line service from 1 to 26 June 1944.[2]
U-317's first patrol took her from Kiel in Germany to Egersund in Norway, between 31 May and 2 June 1944. She then sailed from Egersund on 21 June for her second and final patrol.[3]
U-317 was sunk with all hands on 26 June 1944, northeast of the Shetland islands, in position 62°3′N 1°45′E / 62.050°N 1.750°ECoordinates: 62°3′N 1°45′E / 62.050°N 1.750°E, by depth charges dropped by a Liberator anti-submarine bomber of No. 86 Squadron RAF.[2]
References
- Notes
- ↑ Kemp, Paul: U-Boats Destroyed - German Submarine Losses in the World Wars, 1999, Arms & Armour, ISBN 1-85409-515-3, p. 199.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "The Type VIIC/41 boat U-317 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "War Patrols by German U-boat U-317 - Boats - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- Bibliography
- U-317 at uboat.net
- U-317 at ubootwaffe.net
- Bishop, C. Kriegsmarine U-Boats, 1939-45. Amber Books, 2006.
External links
- U-317 at u-boot-archiv.de (German)
See also
- List of German U-boats
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