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| U-847 | Type IXD2 |
| Feldpost Number | M 49 998 |
| Construction Yard | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, (AG Weser) Bremen |
| Yard Number | 1053 |
| Ordered | 20th Jan 1941 |
| Keel laid | 23rd Nov 1941 |
| Launched | 5th Sep 1942 |
| Commissioned | 23rd Jan 1943 |
| Baubelehrung | 6.KLA, Bremen | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 01.43 - 06.43 | 4.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
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| 07.43 - 08.43 | 12.U-Flottille, Bordeaux
Frontboot (operational)
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| Commanders | | 01.43 - 02.43 | KL Friedrich Guggenberger
see also: U-28 U-81 U-513 |
| 02.43 - 07.43 | KL Jost Metzler
see also: U-69 |
| 07.43 - 08.43 | KL Herbert Kuppisch
see also: U-58 U-94 U-516 |
| Operations information for U-847 | 06.07.1943 - 20.07.1943
First Sailing
U-847 left Kiel under the command of Herbert Kuppisch on 6th Jul 1943 and arrived at Bergen on 20th Jul 1943 after two weeks.
| 29.07.1943 - 27.08.1943
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 29th Jul 1943, U-847 left Bergen under the command of Herbert Kuppisch. On the 27th Aug 1943, U-847 was sunk.
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 | | KL Herbert Kuppisch | | Courtesy Vladimir A. Nagirnyak |
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