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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-644Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 49 683
Construction YardBlohm und Voß, Hamburg
Yard Number620
Ordered20th Jan 1941
Keel laid1st Dec 1941
Launched20th Aug 1942
Commissioned15th Oct 1942
Baubelehrung8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
10.42 - 03.435.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
03.43 - 04.4311.U-Flottille, Bergen
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
10.42 - 04.43OL Kurt Jensen

Operations information for U-644
13.03.1943 - 16.03.1943
First Sailing
U-644 left Kiel under the command of Kurt Jensen on 13th Mar 1943 and arrived at return on 16th Mar 1943 after three days.
18.03.1943 - 07.04.1943
Second Sailing
On the 18th Mar 1943, U-644 left Bergen under the command of Kurt Jensen and after nearly three weeks arrived at return on 7th Apr 1943.

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