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| U-131 | Type IXC |
| Feldpost Number | M 46 834 |
| Construction Yard | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, (AG Weser) Bremen |
| Yard Number | 994 |
| Ordered | 7th Aug 1939 |
| Keel laid | 1st Sep 1940 |
| Launched | 1st Apr 1941 |
| Commissioned | 1st Jul 1941 |
| Baubelehrung | Baubelehrung U-Boote Nordsee, Bremen /
Kriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 07.41 - 11.41 | 4.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
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| 11.41 - 12.41 | 2.U-Flottille, Lorient
Frontboot (operational)
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| Commanders | | 07.41 - 12.41 | KK Arend Baumann |
| Operations information for U-131 | 27.11.1941 - 17.12.1941
First Sailing - active patrol
U-131 left Kiel under the command of Arend Baumann on 27th Nov 1941. U-131 was sunk on 17th Dec 1941.
Arend Baumann hit one ship on this patrol.-
On 6th Dec 1941 he sank the British 4,016 ton Scottish Trader.
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| Notes for U-131 |
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