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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-293Type VIIC/41
Feldpost NumberM 54 412
Construction YardVulkan Vegesack Werft, Bremen
Yard Number58
Ordered14th Oct 1941
Keel laid17th Nov 1942
Launched30th Jul 1943
Commissioned8th Sep 1943
Baubelehrung6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
09.43 - 04.448.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
04.44 - 07.449.U-Flottille, Brest
Frontboot ohne Einsatz (temp. non operational)
08.44 - 05.4513.U-Flottille, Trondheim
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
09.43 - 12.44OL Leonhard Klingspor
12.44 - 03.45OL Erich Steinbrinck
see also: U-1203 U-953 
03.45 - 05.45OL Leonhard Klingspor

Operations information for U-293
29.04.1944 - 01.05.1944
First Sailing
U-293 left Kiel under the command of Leonhard Klingspor on 29th Apr 1944 and arrived at Arendal on 1st May 1944 after two days.
19.05.1944 - 20.05.1944
Second Sailing
On the 19th May 1944, U-293 left Arendal under the command of Leonhard Klingspor and after one day arrived at Bergen on 20th May 1944.
01.08.1944 - 10.08.1944
Third Sailing
U-293 departed under Leonhard Klingspor from Bergen on 1st Aug 1944 and arrived at Stavanger on 10th Aug 1944 after just over one week.
09.09.1944 - 14.09.1944
Fourth Sailing
U-293 left Stavanger under the command of Leonhard Klingspor on 9th Sep 1944 and after five days arrived at Trondheim on 14th Sep 1944.
16.09.1944 - 22.09.1944
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 16th Sep 1944, U-293 left Trondheim under the command of Leonhard Klingspor and arrived at Narvik on 22nd Sep 1944 after six days.
25.09.1944 - 04.10.1944
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-293 departed under Leonhard Klingspor from Narvik on 25th Sep 1944 and after just over one week arrived at Hammerfest on 4th Oct 1944.
14.10.1944 - 06.11.1944
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-293 left Hammerfest under the command of Leonhard Klingspor on 14th Oct 1944 and arrived at Narvik on 6th Nov 1944 after over three weeks.
21.11.1944 - 19.12.1944
Eighth Sailing - active patrol
On the 21st Nov 1944, U-293 left Narvik under the command of Leonhard Klingspor and returned four weeks later to Narvik on 19th Dec 1944.
01.01.1945 - 15.02.1945
Ninth Sailing - active patrol
U-293 departed under Erich Steinbrink from Narvik on 1st Jan 1945 and arrived back at Narvik six and a half weeks later on 15th Feb 1945.
Erich Steinbrink hit one ship on this patrol from convoy KP.
  • On 20th Jan 1945 he damaged the Soviet 1,658 ton Razjarennyj, sailing with convoy KP.
01.04.1945 - 11.05.1945
Tenth Sailing - active patrol
U-293 left Narvik under the command of Leonhard Klingspor on 1st Apr 1945 and after more than five weeks arrived at Loch Eriboll, UK on 11th May 1945.

Notes for U-293


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