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| U-259 | Type VIIC |
| Feldpost Number | M 40 438 |
| Construction Yard | Vulkan Vegesack Werft, Bremen |
| Yard Number | 24 |
| Ordered | 23rd Dec 1939 |
| Keel laid | 25th Mar 1941 |
| Launched | 30th Dec 1941 |
| Commissioned | 18th Feb 1942 |
| Baubelehrung | Kriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen /
6.KLA, Bremen | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 02.42 - 08.42 | 5.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
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| 09.42 - 11.42 | 3.U-Flottille, La Pallice
Frontboot (operational)
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| Commanders | | 02.42 - 11.42 | OL Klaus Köpke |
| Operations information for U-259 | 29.08.1942 - 05.10.1942
First Sailing - active patrol
U-259 left Kiel under the command of Klaus Köpke on 29th Aug 1942 and arrived at La Pallice on 5th Oct 1942 after over five weeks.
| 05.11.1942 - 15.11.1942
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 5th Nov 1942, U-259 left La Pallice under the command of Klaus Köpke. The boat was declared missing after 15th Nov 1942.
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| Notes for U-259 | Special thanks to Siegfried Anetzberger for help with U 259.
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