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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-542Type IXC/40
Feldpost NumberM 51 111
Construction YardDeutsche Werft AG, Hamburg-Finkenwärder
Yard Number363
Ordered5th Jun 1941
Keel laid12th Jun 1942
Launched19th Jan 1943
Commissioned7th Apr 1943
Baubelehrung8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
04.43 - 09.434.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
10.43 - 11.4310.U-Flottille, Lorient
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
07.04.43 - 28.11.43OL Christian-Brandt Coester
see also: U-10 

Operations information for U-542
21.10.1943 - 28.11.1943
First Sailing - active patrol
U-542 left Kiel under the command of Christian-Brandt Coester on 21st Oct 1943. On the 28th Nov 1943, U-542 was sunk.

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