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U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders and Flotillas —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner
Detail Consultant —  Horst Schmeisser
Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-320Type VIIC/41
Feldpost NumberM 06 051
Construction YardFlender-Werke AG, Lübeck
Yard Number320
Ordered14th Oct 1941
Keel laid1st Dec 1942
Launched6th Nov 1943
Commissioned30th Dec 1943
Baubelehrung 3.KLA, Lübeck /
5.KLA, Rostock
Training, Flotillas and Duties
12.43 - 05.454.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
12.43 - 07.44OL Siegfried Breinlinger
see also: U-3018 
07.44 - 05.45OL Heinz Emmrich

Operations information for U-320
16.04.1945 - 21.04.1945
First Sailing - active patrol
U-320 left Kiel under the command of Heinz Emmrich on 16th Apr 1945 and arrived at Horten on 21st Apr 1945 after five days.
27.04.1945 - 08.05.1945
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 27th Apr 1945, U-320 left Horten under the command of Heinz Emmrich. The boat was sunk on 8th May 1945.

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