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The first U-boat launched by Howaldtswerke, Hamburg was the U-651 on 21 Dec, 1940, but the last U-boat launched was the U-683 on 7 Mar, 1944. This refers to U-boats that were actually commissioned into the Kriegsmarine.

U-boats that had been laid down

The following boats were laid down but not finished by the yard:
U-684 - U-685 - U-686 - U-687 - U-688 - U-689 -

No other U-boat contracts signed by this yard.

Summary

Of those 21 contracts not finished by Howaldtswerke, Hamburg, 6 had been laid down before the war ended.