German submarine U-317
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German submarine U-317 was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
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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 on 26 June 1944[1] |
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Class and type | Type VIIC/41 submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 53 454 |
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Victories: | None |
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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.