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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-2516Type XXI
Feldpost NumberM 47 956
Construction YardBlohm und Voß, Hamburg
Yard Number2516
Ordered6th Nov 1943
Keel laid3rd Aug 1944
Launched27th Sep 1944
Commissioned24th Oct 1944
Baubelehrung8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
10.44 - 04.4531.U-Flottille, Hamburg
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Commanders
10.44 - 04.45OL Fritz Kallipke
see also: U-397 U-2529 

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