Shipyards

Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel

31 commissioned U-boats

TypeBoats WerkBuilt during
VIICU-371 - U-39020 boats2- 211939
VIICU-391 - U-3944 boats23- 261941
VIICU-396 - U-4005 boats28- 321941
VIICU-1131 - U-11322 boats33- 341941

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

TypeBoats WerkOrderedNotes
VIIC/41U-1137 - U-114610 boats39- 481943 
VIIC/42U-1147 - U-11526 boats49- 541943 
XXIIU-1153 - U-11542 boats55- 561943 

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.

U-boat Shipyards