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| U-574 | Type VIIC |
| Feldpost Number | M 43 973 |
| Construction Yard | Blohm und Voß, Hamburg |
| Yard Number | 550 |
| Ordered | 24th Oct 1939 |
| Keel laid | 15th Jun 1940 |
| Launched | 12th Apr 1941 |
| Commissioned | 12th Jun 1941 |
| Baubelehrung | Baubelehrung U-Boote Nordsee, Bremen /
Kriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 06.41 - 12.41 | 1.U-Flottille, Kiel & Brest
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Frontboot (operational)
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| Commanders | | 12.06.41 - 19.12.41 | OL Dietrich Gengelbach |
| Operations information for U-574 | 08.11.1941 - 19.12.1941
First Sailing - active patrol
U-574 left Kiel under the command of Dietrich Gengelbach on 8th Nov 1941. U-574 was lost on 19th Dec 1941.
Dietrich Gengelbach hit one ship on this patrol from convoy HG-76.-
On 19th Dec 1941 he sank the British 1,190 ton HMS Stanley, sailing with convoy HG-76.
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| Notes for U-574 |
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