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Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel

31 commissioned U-boats

Type	Boats		Werk	Built during
VIIC	U-371 - U-390	20 boats	2- 21	1939
VIIC	U-391 - U-394	4 boats	23- 26	1941
VIIC	U-396 - U-400	5 boats	28- 32	1941
VIIC	U-1131 - U-1132	2 boats	33- 34	1941

The first U-boat launched by Howaldtswerke AG in Kiel was the U-371 on 27 Jan 1941, but the last U-boat launched was the U-1132 on 29 Apr 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-395, U-1133, U-1134, U-1135, U-1136

U-boat ordered but not laid down by this yard

Type	Boats		Werk	Ordered	Notes
VIIC/41	U-1137 - U-1146	10 boats	39- 48	1943
VIIC/42	U-1147 - U-1152	6 boats	49- 54	1943
XXII	U-1153 - U-1154	2 boats	55- 56	1943

Summary

Of those 23 contracts not finished by Howaldtswerke AG in Kiel, 5 had been laid down and 1 of those had been launched before the war ended.

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