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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-317Type VIIC/41
Feldpost NumberM 53 454
Construction YardFlender Werke AG, Lübeck-Siems
Yard Number317
Ordered14th Oct 1941
Keel laid12th Sep 1942
Launched1st Sep 1943
Commissioned23rd Oct 1943
Baubelehrung 3.KLA, Lübeck /
5.KLA, Rostock
Training, Flotillas and Duties
10.43 - 05.444.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
05.44 - 06.449.U-Flottille.FdU Mitte, Norway
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
10.43 - 06.44OL Peter Rahlf

Operations information for U-317
31.05.1944 - 02.06.1944
First Sailing - active patrol
U-317 left Kiel under the command of Peter Rahlf on 31st May 1944 and arrived at Egersund on 2nd Jun 1944 after two days.
21.06.1944 - 26.06.1944
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 21st Jun 1944, U-317 left Egersund under the command of Peter Rahlf. On the 26th Jun 1944, U-317 was sunk.

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