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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-310Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 50 199
Construction YardFlender Werke AG, Lübeck-Siems
Yard Number310
Ordered5th Jun 1941
Keel laid30th Jan 1942
Launched3rd Jan 1943
Commissioned24th Feb 1943
Baubelehrung 3.KLA, Lübeck
Training, Flotillas and Duties
02.43 - 07.448.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
07.44 - 08.447.U-Flottille, FdU Mitte
Frontboot ohne Einsatz (temp. non operational)
09.44 - 05.4513.U-Flottille, Trondheim
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
02.43 - 09.43LT Klaus Friedland
10.43 - 05.45OL Wolfgang Ley
see also: U-61 

Operations information for U-310
12.06.1944 - 14.06.1944
First Sailing
U-310 left Kiel under the command of Wolfgang Ley on 12th Jun 1944 and arrived at Marviken on 14th Jun 1944 after two days.
24.08.1944 - 25.08.1944
Second Sailing
On the 24th Aug 1944, U-310 left Marviken under the command of Wolfgang Ley and after one day arrived at Egersund on 25th Aug 1944.
13.09.1944 - 21.09.1944
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-310 departed under Wolfgang Ley from Egersund on 13th Sep 1944 and arrived at Narvik on 21st Sep 1944 after just over one week.
25.09.1944 - 03.10.1944
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-310 left Narvik under the command of Wolfgang Ley on 25th Sep 1944 and returned just over one week later to Narvik on 3rd Oct 1944.
Wolfgang Ley hit two ships on this patrol and both of them were in convoy, both of them were from convoy RA-60.
  • On 29th Sep 1944 he sank the American 7,176 ton Edward H Crockett, sailing with convoy RA-60.
  • On 29th Sep 1944 he sank the British 7,219 ton Samsuva, a member of convoy RA-60.
14.10.1944 - 11.11.1944
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 14th Oct 1944, U-310 left Narvik under the command of Wolfgang Ley and arrived at Harstad on 11th Nov 1944 after four weeks.
22.11.1944 - 14.12.1944
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-310 departed under Wolfgang Ley from Harstad on 22nd Nov 1944 and returned to Harstad on 14th Dec 1944 after just over three weeks on patrol.
25.12.1944 - 05.01.1945
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-310 left Harstad under the command of Wolfgang Ley on 25th Dec 1944 and arrived at Bogenbucht on 5th Jan 1945 after one and a half weeks.
13.02.1945 - 30.03.1945
Eighth Sailing - active patrol
On the 13th Feb 1945, U-310 left Bogenbucht under the command of Wolfgang Ley and after six and a half weeks arrived at Harstad on 30th Mar 1945.
03.04.1945 - 07.04.1945
Ninth Sailing
U-310 departed under Wolfgang Ley from Harstad on 3rd Apr 1945 and arrived at Trondheim on 7th Apr 1945 after four days.

Notes for U-310


We have 58 crew names for this boat. click here for crew names of U 310
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EDWARD H.CROCKETT

SAMSUVA

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