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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-851Type IXD2
Feldpost NumberM 51 969
Construction YardDeutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, (AG Weser) Bremen
Yard Number1057
Ordered20th Jan 1941
Keel laid18th Mar 1942
Launched15th Jan 1943
Commissioned21st May 1943
Baubelehrung6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
05.43 - 01.444.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
02.44 - 03.4412.U-Flottille, Bordeaux
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
05.43 - 04.44KK Hannes Weingärtner
see also: U-4 U-10 U-16 

Operations information for U-851
26.02.1944 - 27.03.1944
First Sailing - active patrol
U-851 left Kiel under the command of Hannes Weingärtner on 26th Feb 1944. U-851 was sunk on 27th Mar 1944.

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