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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-244Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 54 344
Construction YardF.Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel-Gaarden
Yard Number678
Ordered10th Apr 1941
Keel laid24th Oct 1942
Launched2nd Sep 1943
Commissioned9th Oct 1943
Baubelehrung1.KLA, Kiel
Training, Flotillas and Duties
10.43 - 07.445.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
07.44 - 10.449.U-Flottille, Brest
Frontboot (operational)
11.44 - 05.4511.U-Flottille, Bergen
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
10.43 - 04.45OL ~ KL Rupprecht Fischer
04.45 - 05.45OL Hans-Peter Mackeprang

Operations information for U-244
18.07.1944 - 20.07.1944
First Sailing
U-244 left Kiel under the command of Ruprecht Fischer on 18th Jul 1944 and arrived at Horten on 20th Jul 1944 after two days.
24.07.1944 - 31.07.1944
Second Sailing
On the 24th Jul 1944, U-244 left Horten under the command of Ruprecht Fischer and after one week arrived at Bergen on 31st Jul 1944.
09.08.1944 - 10.10.1944
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-244 departed under Ruprecht Fischer from Bergen on 9th Aug 1944 and arrived back at Bergen on 10th Oct 1944 after nearly nine weeks on patrol.
13.10.1944 - 14.10.1944
Fourth Sailing
U-244 left Bergen under the command of Ruprecht Fischer on 13th Oct 1944 and after one day arrived at Stavanger on 14th Oct 1944.
31.10.1944 - 01.11.1944
Fifth Sailing
On the 31st Oct 1944, U-244 left Stavanger under the command of Ruprecht Fischer and arrived at Bergen on 1st Nov 1944 after one day.
12.12.1944 - 23.12.1944
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-244 departed under Ruprecht Fischer from Bergen on 12th Dec 1944 and returned to Bergen on 23rd Dec 1944 after one and a half weeks on patrol.
09.01.1945 - 13.03.1945
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-244 left Bergen under the command of Ruprecht Fischer on 9th Jan 1945 and arrived back at Bergen on 13th Mar 1945 after nine weeks on patrol.
15.04.1945 - 14.05.1945
Eighth Sailing - active patrol
On the 15th Apr 1945, U-244 left Bergen under the command of Hans-Peter Mackeprang and after just over four weeks arrived at Loch Foyle, UK on 14th May 1945.

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