 German submarine U-317

German submarine "U-317" was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" during World War II.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.