Ordered - 5 Jun 1941
Laid down - 15 Sep 1942 AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1069)
Launched - 29 Jun 1943
Commissioned - 3 Nov 1943 KptLt Dietrich von der Esch
Commanders
3 Nov 1943 - 29 Sep 1944 KptLt Dietrich von der Esch (German Cross in Gold)
Career
1 patrol
3 Nov 1943 - 30 Jun 1944 4. Flotille (training)
1 Jul 1944 - 29 sep 1944 12. Flotille (active service)
Successes No ships sunk or damaged
Fate: Sunk 29 Sept 1944 in the South Atlantic east-south-east of Recife, in position 10º.45'S, 25º.30'W, by depth charges from 2 US Liberator aircraft (VB-107/B-9). 69 dead (all hands lost).
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