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U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner & Walter Janssens
Detail Consultant —  Horst Schmeisser
Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-301Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 44 381
Construction YardFlender Werke AG, Lübeck-Siems
Yard Number301
Ordered6th Aug 1940
Keel laid12th Feb 1941
Launched25th Mar 1942
Commissioned9th May 1942
BaubelehrungBaubelehrung U-Boote Ostsee, Kiel /
Kriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Ostsee , Kiel /
3.KLA, Lübeck
Training, Flotillas and Duties
05.42 - 09.425.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
10.42 - 12.421.U-Flottille, Brest
Frontboot (operational)
01.43 - 01.4329.U-Flottille, La Spezia
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
05.42 - 01.43OL Willy-Roderich Körner
see also: U-120 

Operations information for U-301
01.10.1942 - 07.11.1942
First Sailing - active patrol
U-301 left Kiel under the command of Willy-Roderich Körner on 1st Oct 1942 and arrived at Brest on 7th Nov 1942 after over five weeks.
03.12.1942 - 14.12.1942
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 3rd Dec 1942, U-301 left Brest under the command of Willy-Roderich Körner and after one and a half weeks arrived at La Spezia on 14th Dec 1942.
20.01.1943 - 21.01.1943
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-301 departed under Willy-Roderich Körner from La Spezia on 20th Jan 1943. U-301 was sunk on 21st Jan 1943.

Notes for U-301

The Admiralty Report on interrogation of the survivors of U-301 is available. You can find how to obtain a report here.

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