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U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders and Flotillas —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner
Detail Consultant —  Horst Schmeisser
Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-321Type VIIC/41
Feldpost NumberM 44 228
Construction YardFlender-Werke AG, Lübeck
Yard Number321
Ordered14th Oct 1941
Keel laid21st Jan 1943
Launched27th Nov 1943
Commissioned20th Jan 1944
Baubelehrung 3.KLA, Lübeck /
5.KLA, Rostock
Training, Flotillas and Duties
01.44 - 02.454.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
03.45 - 04.4511.U-Flottille, Bergen
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
01.44 - 08.44KL Ulrich Drews
see also: U-2534 
08.44 - 04.45OL Fritz Berends

Operations information for U-321
01.03.1945 - 09.03.1945
First Sailing - active patrol
U-321 left Kiel under the command of Fritz Berends on 1st Mar 1945 and arrived at Horten on 9th Mar 1945 after just over one week.
15.03.1945 - 02.04.1945
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 15th Mar 1945, U-321 left Horten under the command of Fritz Berends. U-321 was sunk on 2nd Apr 1945.

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