German submarine U-320

VII C/41

Flender -Werke Lübeck

December 1, 1942

November 6, 1943

December 30, 1943

• December 30, 1943 - July 10, 1944 Oblt.z.S. Siegfried Breinlinger
• July 11, 1944 - May 8, 1945 Oblt.z.S. Heinz Emmrich

2 patrols

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U 320 was a German U- Boat Type VII C/41 of the Navy.

It is considered the last defeated in direct combat German U- Boat of the Second World War.

History

Downfall

On 8 May 1945 at 4:45 clock discovered a British flying boat of type Catalina "X" ( Flt Lt KM Murray ) of 210 Squadron RAF, the submerged submarine. The snorkel and periscope had betrayed it. Four depth charges were dropped, after which oil floated. The remote sonar buoys transmitted noise of hammers, as if the crew tried to repair the boat. When the flying boat at 14:10 clock broke off the observation for lack of fuel, the hammering was still to be heard. After two days, on May 10, 1945 brought commander Heinz Emmrich his damaged boat to the water surface, so that the crew could leave it. Subsequently the boat by the crew gesprengt.61 ° 32 ' N, 1 ° 53' O61.5333333333331.8833333333333