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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-2517Type XXI
Feldpost NumberM 47 966
Construction YardBlohm und Voß, Hamburg
Yard Number2517
Ordered6th Nov 1943
Keel laid8th Aug 1944
Launched4th Oct 1944
Commissioned31st Oct 1944
Baubelehrung8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
10.44 - 05.4531.U-Flottille, Hamburg
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Commanders
10.44 - 05.45OL Hermann Hansen
see also: U-999 

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