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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-1406Type XVIIB
Feldpost NumberM 47 655
Construction YardBlohm und Voß, Hamburg
Yard Number256
Ordered4th Jan 1943
Keel laid30th Oct 1943
Launched2nd Jan 1945
Commissioned8th Feb 1945
Baubelehrung8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
02.45 - 04.458.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Experimental boat
04.45 - 05.455.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Experimental boat
Commanders
02.45 - 05.45OL Werner Klug
see also: U-794 

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