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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-647Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 49 799
Construction YardBlohm und Voß, Hamburg
Yard Number623
Ordered10th Apr 1941
Keel laid29th Dec 1941
Launched16th Sep 1942
Commissioned5th Nov 1942
Baubelehrung8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
11.42 - 05.435.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
06.43 - 07.437.U-Flottille, St.Nazaire
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
11.42 - 08.43KL Willi Hertin

Operations information for U-647
22.07.1943 - 03.08.1943
First Sailing - active patrol
U-647 left Kiel under the command of Willi Hertin on 22nd Jul 1943 and arrived at return on 3rd Aug 1943 after more than one week.

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