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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-232Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 49 105
Construction YardF.Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel-Gaarden
Yard Number662
Ordered7th Dec 1940
Keel laid17th Jan 1942
Launched15th Oct 1942
Commissioned28th Nov 1942
Baubelehrung1.KLA, Kiel
Training, Flotillas and Duties
11.42 - 04.435.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
05.43 - 07.439.U-Flottille, Brest
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
11.42 - 07.43KL Ernst Ziehm
see also: U-78 

Operations information for U-232
08.05.1943 - 08.07.1943
First Sailing - active patrol
U-232 left Kiel under the command of Ernst Ziehm on 8th May 1943. On the 8th Jul 1943, U-232 was sunk.

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