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| U-581 | Type VIIC |
| Feldpost Number | M 46 386 |
| Construction Yard | Blohm und Voß, Hamburg |
| Yard Number | 557 |
| Ordered | 8th Jan 1940 |
| Keel laid | 25th Sep 1940 |
| Launched | 12th Jun 1941 |
| Commissioned | 31st Jul 1941 |
| Baubelehrung | Baubelehrung U-Boote Nordsee, Bremen /
Kriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 07.41 - 12.41 | 5.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
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| 12.41 - 02.42 | 7.U-Flottille, St.Nazaire
Frontboot (operational)
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| Commanders | | 07.41 - 02.42 | KL Werner Pfeifer
see also: U-56 |
| Operations information for U-581 | 13.12.1941 - 24.12.1941
First Sailing - active patrol
U-581 left Kiel under the command of Werner Pfeifer on 13th Dec 1941 and arrived at St. Nazaire on 24th Dec 1941 after one and a half weeks.
| 11.01.1942 - 02.02.1942
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 11th Jan 1942, U-581 left St. Nazaire under the command of Werner Pfeifer. U-581 was sunk on 2nd Feb 1942.
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| Notes for U-581 |
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