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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-921Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 50 627
Construction YardNeptun Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabrik AG, Rostock
Yard Number508
Ordered6th Jun 1941
Keel laid15th Oct 1941
Launched3rd Apr 1943
Commissioned30th May 1943
Baubelehrung5.KLA, Rostock
Training, Flotillas and Duties
05.43 - 05.448.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
06.44 - 09.4413.U-Flottille, Trondheim
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
05.43 - 05.44OL Wolfgang Leu
05.44 - 05.44LT Hans Neumann
06.44 - 09.44OL Alfred Werner
see also: U-8 

Operations information for U-921
18.05.1944 - 26.05.1944
First Sailing - active patrol
U-921 left Kiel under the command of Wolfgang Leu on 18th May 1944 and arrived at Trondheim on 26th May 1944 after just over one week.
30.06.1944 - 01.07.1944
Second Sailing
On the 30th Jun 1944, U-921 left Trondheim under the command of Alfred Werner and after one day arrived at Narvik on 1st Jul 1944.
02.07.1944 - 07.08.1944
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-921 departed under Alfred Werner from Narvik on 2nd Jul 1944 and arrived at Hammerfest on 7th Aug 1944 after just over five weeks.
08.08.1944 - 09.08.1944
Fourth Sailing
U-921 left Hammerfest under the command of Alfred Werner on 8th Aug 1944 and after one day arrived at Narvik on 9th Aug 1944.
02.09.1944 - 03.09.1944
Fifth Sailing
On the 2nd Sep 1944, U-921 left Narvik under the command of Alfred Werner and arrived back at Narvik one day later on 3rd Sep 1944.
05.09.1944 - 02.10.1944
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-921 departed under Alfred Werner from Narvik on 5th Sep 1944. The boat was declared missing after 2nd Oct 1944.

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