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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-127Type IXC
Feldpost NumberM 40 428
Construction YardDeutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, (AG Weser) Bremen
Yard Number990
Ordered7th Aug 1939
Keel laid20th Jun 1940
Launched1st Feb 1941
Commissioned24th Apr 1941
BaubelehrungBaubelehrung U-Boote Nordsee, Bremen /
Kriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
04.41 - 12.412.U-Flottille, Wilhelmshaven & Lorient
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
04.41 - 12.41KL Bruno Hansmann

Operations information for U-127
29.11.1941 - 15.12.1941
First Sailing - active patrol
U-127 left Kiel under the command of Bruno Hansmann on 29th Nov 1941. The boat was declared missing after 15th Dec 1941.

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