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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-393Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 52 294
Construction YardHowaldtswerke AG, Kiel-Gaarden
Yard Number24
Ordered20th Jan 1941
Keel laid8th Apr 1942
Launched15th May 1943
Commissioned3rd Jul 1943
Baubelehrung1.KLA, Kiel
Training, Flotillas and Duties
07.43 - 10.445.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
11.44 - 03.4524.U-Flottille, Gotenhafen
Erprobungsboot (under testing)
04.45 - 05.455.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Commanders
07.43 - 09.44OL Alfred Radermacher
see also: U-120 U-5 
09.44 - 01.45OL Walter Zenker
see also: U-57 U-3535 
01.45 - 03.45OL Joachim Seeger
see also: UD-3 
03.45 - 05.45OL Friedrich-Georg Herrle
see also: U-307 U-312 

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