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U-Boat Operations
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Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner & Walter Janssens
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Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-1171Type VIIC/41
Feldpost NumberM 05 459
Construction YardDanziger Werft AG, Danzig
Yard Number143
Ordered16th Jul 1942
Keel laid5th May 1943
Launched23rd Nov 1943
Commissioned22nd Mar 1944
Baubelehrung7.KLA, Danzig
Training, Flotillas and Duties
03.44 - 02.458.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
03.45 - 05.4511.U-Flottille, Bergen
Frontboot ohne Einsatz (temp. non operational)
Commanders
03.44 - 07.44LT ~ OL Otto-Heinrich Nachtigall
see also: U-430 U-3513 
07.44 - 05.45OL Hermann Koopmann

Operations information for U-1171
08.04.1945 - 12.04.1945
First Sailing
U-1171 left Kiel under the command of Hermann Koopmann on 8th Apr 1945 and arrived at Horten on 12th Apr 1945 after four days.
19.04.1945 - 23.04.1945
Second Sailing
On the 19th Apr 1945, U-1171 left Horten under the command of Hermann Koopmann and after four days arrived at Stavanger on 23rd Apr 1945.

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