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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-429Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 55 421
Construction YardDanziger Werft AG, Danzig
Yard Number130
Ordered25th Aug 1941
Keel laid14th Sep 1942
Launched30th Mar 1943
Commissioned14th Jul 1943
Baubelehrung7.KLA, Danzig
Training, Flotillas and Duties
07.43 - 07.438.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
09.43 - 02.4523.U-Flottille, Danzig
Schulboot (training boat)
02.45 - 03.4531.U-Flottille, Hamburg
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Commanders
27.10.43 - 15.10.44OL Ernst-August Racky
see also: U-52 U-3019 
16.10.44 - 30.03.45LT Martin Kuttkat

Notes for U-429


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