German submarine U-324

German submarine U-324 was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of the Nazi German 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.

[edit] References

 * Notes
 * 1) ^ "The Type VIIC/41 boat U-324 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/boats/u324.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
 * Bibliography
 * U-324 at uboat.net
 * U-324 at ubootwaffe.net
 * Bishop, C. Kriegsmarine U-Boats, 1939-45. Amber Books, 2006.

[edit] External links

 * U-324 at u-boot-archiv.de (German)

[edit] See also

 * List of German U-boats