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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-747Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 55 433
Construction YardF.Schichau GmbH, Danzig
Yard Number1557
Ordered25th Aug 1941
Keel laid19th Aug 1942
Launched13th May 1943
Commissioned17th Jul 1943
Baubelehrung7.KLA, Danzig
Training, Flotillas and Duties
09.43 - 04.4524.U-Flottille, Memel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
04.45 - 04.4531.U-Flottille, Hamburg
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Commanders
10.43 - 05.44OL Erich Jewinski
see also: U-46 U-1192 U-2539 
05.44 - 05.45OL Günter Zahnow
see also: U-167 

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