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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-80Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 37 498
Construction YardVulkan Vegesack Werft, Bremen
Yard Number8
Ordered25th Jan 1939
Keel laid17th Apr 1940
Launched11th Feb 1941
Commissioned8th Apr 1941
BaubelehrungBaubelehrung U-Boote Nordsee, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
04.41 - 04.411.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
05.41 - 03.4226.U-Flottille, Pillau
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
04.42 - 08.4324.U-Flottille, Gotenhafen
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
08.43 - 11.4323.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
12.43 - 11.4421.U-Flottille, Pillau
Schulboot (training boat)
Commanders
03.41 - 10.41OL Georg Staats
see also: U-508 
10.41 - 05.42OL Hans Benker
see also: U-152 U-625 
05.42 - 11.42OL Oskar Curio
see also: U-952 U-2528 U-1025 
11.42 - 09.43LT Hans-Adolf Isermeyer
10.43 - 12.44OL Hans Keerl
see also: U-291 

Notes for U-80
During diving exercises on 28th Nov 1944 U-80 was lost SSW of Pillau. All 48 crew were lost with U-80.

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