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U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner & Walter Janssens
Detail Consultant —  Horst Schmeisser
Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-187Type IXC/40
Feldpost NumberM 09 265
Construction YardDeutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, (AG Weser) Bremen
Yard Number1027
Ordered15th Aug 1940
Keel laid6th Aug 1941
Launched16th Mar 1942
Commissioned23rd Jul 1942
BaubelehrungKriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen /
6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
07.42 - 01.434.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
01.43 - 02.4310.U-Flottille, Lorient
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
07.42 - 02.43OL Ralph Münnich

Operations information for U-187
12.01.1943 - 04.02.1943
First Sailing - active patrol
U-187 left Kiel under the command of Ralph Münnich on 12th Jan 1943. On the 4th Feb 1943, U-187 was sunk.

Notes for U-187

The Admiralty Report on interrogation of the survivors of U-187 is available. You can find how to obtain a report here.

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