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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-850Type IXD2
Feldpost NumberM 41 858
Construction YardDeutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, (AG Weser) Bremen
Yard Number1056
Ordered20th Jan 1941
Keel laid17th Mar 1942
Launched7th Dec 1942
Commissioned17th Apr 1943
Baubelehrung6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
04.43 - 10.434.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
10.43 - 12.4312.U-Flottille, Bordeaux
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
04.43 - 12.43KK ~ FK Klaus Ewerth
see also: U-1 U-35 U-36 U-26 

Operations information for U-850
18.11.1943 - 20.12.1943
First Sailing - active patrol
U-850 left Kiel under the command of Klaus Ewerth on 18th Nov 1943. The boat was declared missing after 20th Dec 1943.

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