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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-39	Type IX
Feldpost Number	M 12 679
Construction Yard	Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, (AG Weser) Bremen
Yard Number	944
Ordered	29th Jul 1936
Keel laid	2nd Jun 1937
Launched	22nd Sep 1938
Commissioned	10th Dec 1938
Baubelehrung	Lehrwerkstatt, Wilhelmshaven / Marinelehrwerkstatt, Wilhelmshaven
Training, Flotillas and Duties
12.38 - 09.39	U-Flottille Hundius, Wilhelmshaven Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
10.12.38 - 14.09.39	KL Gerhard Glattes see also: U-5

Operations information for U-39
19.08.1939 - 14.09.1939 First Sailing - active patrol U-39 left Wilhelmshaven under the command of Gerhard Glattes on 19th Aug 1939. U-39 was lost on 14th Sep 1939.

Notes for U-39

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