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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-349Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 52 238
Construction YardNordseewerke, Emden
Yard Number221
Ordered5th Jun 1941
Keel laid29th Dec 1942
Launched22nd Jul 1943
Commissioned8th Sep 1943
Baubelehrung6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
09.43 - 09.4322.U-Flottille, Gotenhafen
Schulboot (training boat)
10.43 - 02.4523.U-Flottille, Danzig
Schulboot (training boat)
03.45 - 05.4531.U-Flottille, Hamburg
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Commanders
09.43 - 12.43LT Ernst Lottner
see also: U-746 
01.44 - 05.45OL Wolfgang Dähne

Notes for U-349
A crewman was lost when U-349 scuttled at Geltinger Bucht on 5th May 1945.

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