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| U-420 | Type VIIC |
| Feldpost Number | M 49 312 |
| Construction Yard | Danziger Werft AG, Danzig |
| Yard Number | 121 |
| Ordered | 20th Jan 1941 |
| Keel laid | 3rd Dec 1941 |
| Launched | 18th Aug 1942 |
| Commissioned | 16th Dec 1942 |
| Baubelehrung | 7.KLA, Danzig | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 12.42 - 06.43 | 8.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
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| 06.43 - 10.43 | 11.U-Flottille, Bergen
Frontboot (operational)
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| Commanders | | 16.12.42 - 20.10.43 | OL Hans-Jürgen Reese |
| Operations information for U-420 | 12.06.1943 - 16.07.1943
First Sailing - active patrol
U-420 left Kiel under the command of Hans-Jürgen Reese on 12th Jun 1943 and arrived at Lorient on 16th Jul 1943 after nearly five weeks.
On 20th Jun 1943 in square AE 86, U-420 came under attack from an aircraft of RAF 269 Squadron.
| 07.10.1943 - 08.10.1943
Second Sailing
On the 7th Oct 1943, U-420 left Lorient under the command of Hans-Jürgen Reese and after one day arrived at Brest on 8th Oct 1943.
| 09.10.1943 - 26.10.1943
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-420 departed under Hans-Jürgen Reese from Brest on 9th Oct 1943. The boat was sunk on 26th Oct 1943.
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