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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-792Type XVIIA
Feldpost NumberM 52 546
Construction YardBlohm und Voß, Hamburg
Yard Number455
Ordered19th Jun 1942
Keel laid1st Dec 1942
Launched28th Sep 1943
Commissioned16th Nov 1943
Baubelehrung8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
11.43 - 10.448.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
10.44 - 05.455.U-Flottille, Kiel
Experimental boat
Commanders
11.43 - 10.44LT ~ OL Horst Heitz
see also: U-6 U-1407 
10.44 - 05.45OL Hans-Diederich Duis

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