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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-612Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 42 940
Construction YardBlohm und Voß, Hamburg
Yard Number588
Ordered15th Aug 1940
Keel laid21st Apr 1941
Launched9th Jan 1942
Commissioned5th Mar 1942
BaubelehrungKriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen /
8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
03.42 - 08.425.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
05.43 - 02.4524.U-Flottille, Memel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
03.45 - 05.4531.U-Flottille, Wilhelmshaven
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Commanders
03.42 - 09.42OL Paul Siegmann
see also: U-230 U-2507 
05.43 - 02.44OL Theodor Petersen
see also: U-874 
02.44 - 05.45OL Hans-Peter Dick

Notes for U-612


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