The submarine was laid down on 29 May 1941 at the Bremer Vulkan yard at Bremen-Vegesack, launched on 10 March 1942, and commissioned on 15 April 1942 under the command of "Kapitänleutnant" Günther Schiebusch.
The submarine was laid down on 29 May 1941 at the Bremer Vulkan yard at Bremen-Vegesack Schiebusch. The submarine was launched on 10 March 1942 Schiebusch. The submarine was commissioned on 15 April 1942 under the command of "Kapitänleutnant" Günther Schiebusch.