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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-291Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 53 159
Construction YardVulkan Vegesack Werft, Bremen
Yard Number56
Ordered5th Jun 1941
Keel laid17th Oct 1942
Launched30th Jun 1943
Commissioned4th Aug 1943
Baubelehrung6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
08.43 - 08.438.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
08.43 - 07.4423.U-Flottille, Danzig
Experimental boat
07.44 - 02.4521.U-Flottille, Pillau
Schulboot (training boat)
03.45 - 05.4531.U-Flottille, Wilhelmshaven
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Commanders
08.43 - 11.43LT Hans Keerl
see also: U-80 
11.43 - 07.44OL Friedrich Stege
see also: U-397 U-958 
07.44 - 05.45LT Hermann Neumeister

Notes for U-291


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