The submarine was laid down on 15 February 1941 at the Bremer Vulkan yard at Bremen-Vegesack, launched on 28 October 1941, and commissioned on 18 December 1941 under the command of "Oberleutnant zur See" Odo Loewe.
The submarine was laid down on 15 February 1941 at the Bremer Vulkan yard at Bremen-Vegesack Odo Loewe. The submarine was launched on 28 October 1941 Odo Loewe. The submarine was commissioned on 18 December 1941 under the command of "Oberleutnant zur See" Odo Loewe.