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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-54Type VIIB
Feldpost NumberM 02 062
Construction YardF.Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel-Gaarden
Yard Number589
Ordered16th Jul 1937
Keel laid13th Sep 1938
Launched15th Aug 1939
Commissioned23rd Sep 1939
BaubelehrungMarinelehrwerkstatt, Kiel
Training, Flotillas and Duties
09.39 - 12.39U-Flottille Wegener, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
01.40 - 02.407.U-Flottille, Kiel & St.Nazaire
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
23.09.39 - 30.11.39OL ~ KL Georg-Heinz Michel
see also: U-29 U-25 U-8 
05.12.39 - 20.02.40KL Günter Kutschmann
see also: U-5 

Operations information for U-54
12.02.1940 - 20.02.1940
First Sailing - active patrol
U-54 left Kiel under the command of Günter Kutschmann on 12th Feb 1940. U-54 was lost on 20th Feb 1940.

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