Shipyards

Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel

31 commissioned U-boats


TypeBoats WerkBuilt during
VIICU-371 - U-39020 boats 2 - 21 1939 - 1943
VIICU-391 - U-3944 boats 23 - 26 1941 - 1943
VIICU-396 - U-4005 boats 28 - 32 1941 - 1944
VIICU-1131 - U-11322 boats 33 - 341941 - 1944

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 boats 39 - 48 1943 
VIIC/42U-1147 - U-11526 boats 49 - 54 1943 
XXIIU-1153 - U-11542 boats 55 - 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