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| U-973 | Type VIIC |
| Feldpost Number | M 43 381 |
| Construction Yard | Blohm und Voß, Hamburg |
| Yard Number | 173 |
| Ordered | 5th Jun 1941 |
| Keel laid | 26th Jun 1942 |
| Launched | 10th Mar 1943 |
| Commissioned | 15th Apr 1943 |
| Baubelehrung | 8.KLA, Hamburg | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 04.43 - 03.44 | 5.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
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| Commanders | | 04.43 - 03.44 | OL Klaus Päpenmöller |
| Operations information for U-973 | 22.01.1944 - 23.01.1944
First Sailing
U-973 left Kiel under the command of Klaus Päpenmöller on 22nd Jan 1944 and arrived at Marviken on 23rd Jan 1944 after one day.
| 26.01.1944 - 29.01.1944
Second Sailing
On the 26th Jan 1944, U-973 left Marviken under the command of Klaus Päpenmöller and after three days arrived at Bergen on 29th Jan 1944.
| 02.02.1944 - 12.02.1944
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-973 departed under Klaus Päpenmöller from Bergen on 2nd Feb 1944 and arrived at Narvik on 12th Feb 1944 after one and a half weeks.
| 19.02.1944 - 21.02.1944
Fourth Sailing
U-973 left Narvik under the command of Klaus Päpenmöller on 19th Feb 1944 and after two days arrived at Trondheim on 21st Feb 1944.
| 01.03.1944 - 06.03.1944
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 1st Mar 1944, U-973 left Trondheim under the command of Klaus Päpenmöller. The boat was lost on 6th Mar 1944.
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| Notes for U-973 |
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