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German submarine U-324

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History
NameU-324
Ordered16 July 1942
BuilderFlender Werke, Lübeck
Yard number324
Laid down24 March 1943
Launched12 February 1944
Commissioned5 April 1944
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Surrendered, 8 May 1945
Broken up, March 1947
General characteristics
TypeType VIIC/41 submarine
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769 long tons (781 t) surfaced
871 long tons (885 t) submerged
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67.23 m (220 ft 7 in) o/a
50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
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6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a
4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Draft4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
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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 × electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) and max rpm: 296.
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17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced
7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
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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
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250 m (820 ft)
Crush depth: 275–325 m (902–1,066 ft)
Complement44–52 officers and ratings
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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 (from U-1271 onwards lacked the fittings to handle mines)
Service record[1]
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4th U-boat Flotilla
(5 April 1944–14 March 1945)
11th U-boat Flotilla
(15 March–8 May 1945)
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Oblt.z.S. Ernst Edelhoff
(5 April 1944–8 May 1945)
Operations: None
Victories: None

German submarine U-324 was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

The submarine was laid down on 24 March 1943 at the Flender Werke at Lübeck, launched on 12 February 1944, and commissioned on 5 April 1944 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Ernst Edelhoff.

U-324 served with the 4th U-boat Flotilla for training, and subsequently with the 11th U-boat Flotilla for front-line service from 15 March to 8 May 1945. U-324 did not, however, complete any patrols. The boat departed in company with U-776 on 22 March 1945 but aborted the patrol due to engine trouble and returned to port. Still under repair at the cessation of hostilities, she surrendered at Bergen, Norway on 8 May 1945 and was broken up in March 1947.

References

Notes
  1. ^ "The Type VIIC/41 boat U-324 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
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