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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-392Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 45 441
Construction YardHowaldtswerke AG, Kiel
Yard Number23
Ordered20th Jan 1941
Keel laid10th Jan 1942
Launched10th Apr 1943
Commissioned29th May 1943
Baubelehrung1.KLA, Kiel
Training, Flotillas and Duties
05.43 - 11.435.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
12.43 - 03.441.U-Flottille, Brest
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
05.43 - 03.44OL Henning Schümann

Operations information for U-392
02.12.1943 - 20.01.1944
First Sailing - active patrol
U-392 left Kiel under the command of Henning Schümann on 2nd Dec 1943 and arrived at Brest on 20th Jan 1944 after seven weeks.
29.02.1944 - 16.03.1944
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 29th Feb 1944, U-392 left Brest under the command of Henning Schümann. On the 16th Mar 1944, U-392 was sunk.

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