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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-1059Type VIIF
Feldpost NumberM 43 973
Construction YardF.Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel-Gaarden
Yard Number693
Ordered25th Aug 1941
Keel laid4th Jun 1942
Launched12th Mar 1943
Commissioned1st May 1943
Baubelehrung1.KLA, Kiel
Training, Flotillas and Duties
05.43 - 12.435.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
01.44 - 03.4412.U-Flottille, Bordeaux
Frontboot-Versuchboot (supply boat)
Commanders
05.43 - 09.43OL Herbert Brüninghaus
see also: U-6 U-148 
10.43 - 03.44OL Günther Leupold

Operations information for U-1059
04.02.1944 - 10.02.1944
First Sailing
U-1059 left Kiel under the command of Günter Leupold on 4th Feb 1944 and arrived at Bergen on 10th Feb 1944 after six days.
12.02.1944 - 19.03.1944
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 12th Feb 1944, U-1059 left Bergen under the command of Günter Leupold. The boat was declared missing after 19th Mar 1944.

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