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05.45</td> <td class="width290"><a href="bases/trondheim.html">Trondheim</a> (Norway) </td> </tr> </table> <h3>Flotilla Commanders</h3> <table class="width400"> <tr> <td class="width110">06.43 - 05.45</td> <td class="width290">Fregkpt. Rolf Rüggeberg</td> </tr> </table> <h3>U-boat Types</h3> <p><a href="/types/viic.htm">VIIC</a> and <a href="/types/viic-41.htm">VIIC41</a></p> <h3>Assigned U-boats</h3> <p><a href="/boats/u212.htm">U-212</a>, <a href="/boats/u251.htm">U-251</a>, <a href="/boats/u255.htm">U-255</a>, <a href="/boats/u277.htm">U-277</a>, <a href="/boats/u278.htm">U-278</a>, <a href="/boats/u286.htm">U-286</a>, <a href="/boats/u288.htm">U-288</a>, <a href="/boats/u289.htm">U-289</a>, <br><a href="/boats/u293.htm">U-293</a>, <a href="/boats/u294.htm">U-294</a>, <a href="/boats/u295.htm">U-295</a>, <a href="/boats/u299.htm">U-299</a>, <a href="/boats/u302.htm">U-302</a>, <a href="/boats/u307.htm">U-307</a>, <a href="/boats/u310.htm">U-310</a>, <a href="/boats/u312.htm">U-312</a>, <br><a href="/boats/u313.htm">U-313</a>, <a href="/boats/u315.htm">U-315</a>, <a href="/boats/u318.htm">U-318</a>, <a href="/boats/u354.htm">U-354</a>, <a href="/boats/u360.htm">U-360</a>, <a href="/boats/u362.htm">U-362</a>, <a href="/boats/u363.htm">U-363</a>, <a href="/boats/u365.htm">U-365</a>, <br><a href="/boats/u366.htm">U-366</a>, <a href="/boats/u387.htm">U-387</a>, <a href="/boats/u425.htm">U-425</a>, <a href="/boats/u427.htm">U-427</a>, <a href="/boats/u586.htm">U-586</a>, <a href="/boats/u601.htm">U-601</a>, <a href="/boats/u622.htm">U-622</a>, <a href="/boats/u625.htm">U-625</a>, <br><a href="/boats/u636.htm">U-636</a>, <a href="/boats/u639.htm">U-639</a>, <a href="/boats/u668.htm">U-668</a>, <a href="/boats/u673.htm">U-673</a>, <a href="/boats/u703.htm">U-703</a>, <a href="/boats/u711.htm">U-711</a>, <a href="/boats/u713.htm">U-713</a>, <a href="/boats/u716.htm">U-716</a>, <br><a href="/boats/u737.htm">U-737</a>, <a href="/boats/u739.htm">U-739</a>, <a href="/boats/u742.htm">U-742</a>, <a href="/boats/u771.htm">U-771</a>, <a href="/boats/u921.htm">U-921</a>, <a href="/boats/u956.htm">U-956</a>, <a href="/boats/u957.htm">U-957</a>, <a href="/boats/u959.htm">U-959</a>, <br><a href="/boats/u965.htm">U-965</a>, <a href="/boats/u968.htm">U-968</a>, <a href="/boats/u992.htm">U-992</a>, <a href="/boats/u994.htm">U-994</a>, <a href="/boats/u995.htm">U-995</a>, <a href="/boats/u997.htm">U-997</a> and <a href="/boats/u1163.htm">U-1163</a></p> <p>55 U-boats assigned to this flotilla during its service.</p> <h3>History</h3> <p>The 13th Flotilla was founded in June, 1943 under the command of Korvkpt. 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