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| U-531 | Type IXC/40 |
| Feldpost Number | M 49 566 |
| Construction Yard | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg-Finkenwärder |
| Yard Number | 346 |
| Ordered | 15th Aug 1940 |
| Keel laid | 22nd Dec 1941 |
| Launched | 12th Aug 1942 |
| Commissioned | 28th Oct 1942 |
| Baubelehrung | 8.KLA, Hamburg | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 10.42 - 03.43 | 4.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
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| 04.43 - 05.43 | 2.U-Flottille, Lorient
Frontboot (operational)
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| Commanders | | 28.10.42 - 06.05.43 | OL ~ KL Herbert Neckel |
| Operations information for U-531 | 13.04.1943 - 06.05.1943
First Sailing
U-531 left Kiel under the command of Herbert Neckel on 13th Apr 1943 and arrived at return on 6th May 1943 after over three weeks.
At 1529 HRS on 22nd Apr 1943 in square AE 83, U-531 came under attack from an aircraft of RAF 190 Squadron. U-531 was only slightly damaged in the attack.
At 2200 HRS on 22nd Apr 1943 in square AE 83, U-531 came under attack from an aircraft of RAF 206 Squadron. U-531 was only slightly damaged in the attack.
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| Notes for U-531 |
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 | | Josef Mühlbacher | | Courtesy Mathieu de Wolf | | Josef Mühlbacher was only 21 when he was lost with U-531. It was their first and last patrol. |
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