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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-901Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 24 797
Construction YardStettiner Maschinenbau AG Vulcan, Stettin
Yard Number14
Ordered10th Apr 1941
Keel laid1st Jan 1942
Launched9th Oct 1943
Commissioned29th Apr 1944
Baubelehrung5.KLA, Rostock
Training, Flotillas and Duties
04.44 - 03.454.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
03.45 - 05.4511.U-Flottille, Bergen
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
04.44 - 05.45OL ~ KL Hans Schrenk
see also: U-7 

Operations information for U-901
29.03.1945 - 06.04.1945
First Sailing
U-901 left Kiel under the command of Hans Schrenk on 29th Mar 1945 and arrived at Stavanger on 6th Apr 1945 after just over one week.
14.04.1945 - 15.05.1945
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 14th Apr 1945, U-901 left Stavanger under the command of Hans Schrenk and returned to Stavanger on 15th May 1945 after four and a half weeks on patrol.

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