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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-416Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 49 853
Construction YardDanziger Werft AG, Danzig
Yard Number117
Ordered15th Aug 1940
Keel laid11th Aug 1941
Launched9th May 1942
Commissioned4th Nov 1942
BaubelehrungKriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Ostsee, Kiel /
7.KLA, Danzig
Training, Flotillas and Duties
11.42 - 03.438.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
10.43 - 07.4423.U-Flottille, Danzig
Schulboot (training boat)
07.44 - 12.4421.U-Flottille, Pillau
Schulboot (training boat)
Commanders
04.11.42 - 30.03.43OL Christian Reich
see also: U-426 
04.10.43 - 14.11.43OL Rudolf Zorn
see also: U-29 U-382 U-650 
15.11.43 - 15.05.44OL ~ KL Heinz Zwarg
see also: U-276 U-3528 
16.05.44 - 12.12.44LT ~ OL Eberhard Rieger
see also: U-4 

Notes for U-416


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