Service History
She conducted 2 patrols
- 16 January 1943 to 31 March 1944 8th U-Boat Flotilla (training)
- 1 April 1944 to 6 August 1944 1st U-Boat Flotilla (front boat)
On 24 May 1944 she was severely damaged by a Consolidated Liberator from No. 224 Squadron RAF, aircraft letter 'C', and then shot down a British Vickers Wellington aircraft.
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