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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-267Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 13 807
Construction YardVulkan Vegesack Werft, Bremen
Yard Number32
Ordered15th Aug 1940
Keel laid9th Aug 1941
Launched23rd May 1942
Commissioned11th Jul 1942
BaubelehrungKriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen /
6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
07.42 - 01.438.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
02.43 - 10.447.U-Flottille, St.Nazaire
Frontboot (operational)
10.44 - 05.4533.U-Flottille, Flensburg
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
07.42 - 07.43OL Otto Tinschert
see also: U-3011 
08.43 - 10.43OL Ernst von Witzendorff
see also: U-121 U-46 U-101 U-650 U-2524 U-1007 
07.44 - 05.45OL Bernhard Knieper

Operations information for U-267
12.01.1943 - 18.02.1943
First Sailing - active patrol
U-267 left Kiel under the command of Otto Tinschert on 12th Jan 1943 and arrived at St. Nazaire on 18th Feb 1943 after over five weeks.
23.03.1943 - 21.05.1943
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 23rd Mar 1943, U-267 left St. Nazaire under the command of Otto Tinschert and returned to St. Nazaire on 21st May 1943 after eight and a half weeks on patrol.
At 1900 HRS on 11th Apr 1943 U-267 came under attack from an unidentified aircraft. U-267 was not damaged by the attack.
04.07.1943 - 13.07.1943
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-267 departed under Otto Tinschert from St. Nazaire on 4th Jul 1943 and arrived back at St. Nazaire on 13th Jul 1943 after just over one week on patrol.
14.09.1943 - 16.09.1943
Fourth Sailing
U-267 left St. Nazaire under the command of Ernst von Witzendorff on 14th Sep 1943 and returned two days later to St. Nazaire on 16th Sep 1943.
18.09.1943 - 19.09.1943
Fifth Sailing
On the 18th Sep 1943, U-267 left St. Nazaire under the command of Ernst von Witzendorff and arrived back at St. Nazaire one day later on 19th Sep 1943.
22.09.1943 - 24.09.1943
Sixth Sailing
U-267 departed under Ernst von Witzendorff from St. Nazaire on 22nd Sep 1943 and returned to St. Nazaire on 24th Sep 1943 after two days.
26.09.1943 - 28.09.1943
Seventh Sailing
U-267 left St. Nazaire under the command of Ernst von Witzendorff on 26th Sep 1943 and arrived back at St. Nazaire on 28th Sep 1943 after two days.
03.10.1943 - 26.11.1943
Eighth Sailing - active patrol
On the 3rd Oct 1943, U-267 left St. Nazaire under the command of Ernst von Witzendorff and returned more than seven weeks later to St. Nazaire on 26th Nov 1943.
10.01.1944 - 13.01.1944
Ninth Sailing
U-267 departed under Otto Tinschert from St. Nazaire on 10th Jan 1944 and arrived back at St. Nazaire three days later on 13th Jan 1944.
15.01.1944 - 17.01.1944
Tenth Sailing
U-267 left St. Nazaire under the command of Otto Tinschert on 15th Jan 1944 and returned to St. Nazaire on 17th Jan 1944 after two days.
20.01.1944 - 22.01.1944
Eleventh Sailing
On the 20th Jan 1944, U-267 left St. Nazaire under the command of Otto Tinschert and arrived back at St. Nazaire on 22nd Jan 1944 after two days.
19.02.1944 - 21.02.1944
Twelfth Sailing
U-267 departed under Otto Tinschert from St. Nazaire on 19th Feb 1944 and returned two days later to St. Nazaire on 21st Feb 1944.
26.02.1944 - 20.05.1944
Thirteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-267 left St. Nazaire under the command of Otto Tinschert on 26th Feb 1944 and arrived back at St. Nazaire twelve weeks later on 20th May 1944.
23.09.1944 - 29.10.1944
Fourteenth Sailing - active patrol
On the 23rd Sep 1944, U-267 left St. Nazaire under the command of Bernhard Knieper and after just over five weeks arrived at Stavanger on 29th Oct 1944.
04.11.1944 - 11.11.1944
Fifteenth Sailing
U-267 departed under Bernhard Knieper from Stavanger on 4th Nov 1944 and arrived at Flensburg on 11th Nov 1944 after one week.
24.02.1945 - 28.02.1945
Sixteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-267 left Kiel under the command of Bernhard Knieper on 24th Feb 1945 and after four days arrived at Frederikshavn on 28th Feb 1945.

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