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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-841Type IXC/40
Feldpost NumberM 49 972
Construction YardDeutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, (AG Weser) Bremen
Yard Number1047
Ordered20th Jan 1941
Keel laid21st Mar 1942
Launched21st Oct 1942
Commissioned6th Feb 1943
Baubelehrung6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
02.43 - 06.434.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
07.43 - 10.432.U-Flottille, Lorient
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
02.43 - 10.43OL ~ KL Werner Bender

Operations information for U-841
26.08.1943 - 01.09.1943
First Sailing
U-841 left Kiel under the command of Werner Bender on 26th Aug 1943 and arrived at return on 1st Sep 1943 after six days.
09.09.1943 - 10.09.1943
Second Sailing
On the 9th Sep 1943, U-841 left Bergen under the command of Werner Bender and after one day arrived at return on 10th Sep 1943.
04.10.1943 - 17.10.1943
Third Sailing
U-841 departed under Werner Bender from Trondheim on 4th Oct 1943 and arrived at return on 17th Oct 1943 after nearly two weeks.

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