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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-999Type VIIC/41
Feldpost NumberM 52 784
Construction YardBlohm und Voß, Hamburg
Yard Number199
Ordered14th Oct 1941
Keel laid19th Dec 1942
Launched17th Sep 1943
Commissioned21st Oct 1943
Baubelehrung8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
10.43 - 05.445.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
06.44 - 06.446.U-Flottille, St.Nazaire
Frontboot (operational)
06.44 - 02.4524.U-Flottille, Memel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
03.45 - 05.4531.U-Flottille, Hamburg
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Commanders
10.43 - 07.44OL Hermann Hansen
see also: U-2517 
07.44 - 11.44OL Wilhelm Peters
see also: U-96 U-3001 
11.44 - 05.45OL Wolfgang Heibges

Operations information for U-999
24.05.1944 - 26.05.1944
First Sailing
U-999 left Kiel under the command of Hermann Hansen on 24th May 1944 and arrived at Arendal on 26th May 1944 after two days.
08.06.1944 - 27.06.1944
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 8th Jun 1944, U-999 left Arendal under the command of Hermann Hansen and after more than two weeks arrived at Kristiansand on 27th Jun 1944.
01.07.1944 - 01.07.1944
Third Sailing
U-999 departed under Hermann Hansen from Kristiansand on 1st Jul 1944 and arrived at Bergen on the same day.
03.07.1944 - 04.07.1944
Fourth Sailing
U-999 left Bergen under the command of Hermann Hansen on 3rd Jul 1944 and after one day arrived at Marviken on 4th Jul 1944.
06.07.1944 - 08.07.1944
Fifth Sailing
On the 6th Jul 1944, U-999 left Marviken under the command of Hermann Hansen and arrived at Kiel on 8th Jul 1944 after two days.

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