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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-428Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 55 375
Construction YardDanziger Werft AG, Danzig
Yard Number129
Ordered5th Jun 1941
Keel laid13th Aug 1942
Launched11th Mar 1943
Commissioned26th Jun 1943
Baubelehrung7.KLA, Danzig
Training, Flotillas and Duties
06.43 - 06.438.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
09.43 - 02.4523.U-Flottille, Danzig
Schulboot (training boat)
03.45 - 05.4531.U-Flottille, Hamburg
Stromboot (used as power generator)
Commanders
26.10.43 - 01.05.44OL Helmuth Münster
see also: U-101 U-3501 U-3517 
02.05.44 - 03.05.45OL Hans-Ulrich Hanitsch

Notes for U-428


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