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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-975Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 43 633
Construction YardBlohm und Voß, Hamburg
Yard Number175
Ordered5th Jun 1941
Keel laid10th Jul 1942
Launched24th Mar 1943
Commissioned29th Apr 1943
Baubelehrung8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
04.43 - 01.445.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
01.44 - 07.443.U-Flottille, La Pallice
Frontboot (operational)
07.44 - 02.4523.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
03.45 - 05.4531.U-Flottille, Hamburg
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Frontboot minenünternehmungen (minelaying)
Commanders
04.43 - 11.43OL Hans-Joachim Ebersbach
11.43 - 03.44OL Paul Frerks
see also: U-66 
03.44 - 07.44OL Hubert Jeschke
07.44 - 04.45OL Walter-Ernst Koch
see also: U-712 U-3530 
04.45 - 05.45KL Wilhelm Brauel
see also: U-256 U-92 U-3530 

Operations information for U-975
24.05.1944 - 28.05.1944
First Sailing
U-975 left Kiel under the command of Hubert Jeschke on 24th May 1944 and arrived at Stavanger on 28th May 1944 after four days.
08.06.1944 - 26.06.1944
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 8th Jun 1944, U-975 left Stavanger under the command of Hubert Jeschke and returned to Stavanger on 26th Jun 1944 after two and a half weeks on patrol.
28.06.1944 - 28.06.1944
Third Sailing
U-975 departed under Hubert Jeschke from Stavanger on 28th Jun 1944 and arrived at Bergen on the same day.
30.06.1944 - 01.07.1944
Fourth Sailing
U-975 left Bergen under the command of Hubert Jeschke on 30th Jun 1944 and after one day arrived at Kristiansand on 1st Jul 1944.
02.07.1944 - 04.07.1944
Fifth Sailing
On the 2nd Jul 1944, U-975 left Kristiansand under the command of Hubert Jeschke and arrived at Kiel on 4th Jul 1944 after two days.

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