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Originally Posted by msxyz
Commissioned does not mean operational. It means the vessel is completed, launched and ready to carry preliminary tests. A skeleton crew has been assigned to it to carry out all the rest of the checks and proof tests.
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Buddy, I know what commissioned means. But if you would have spent the time to read the linked reference, you would have seen that a 2-digit number of Electroboats where in the later stages of training and deployment. You could have saved yourself a load of time typing your answer...
BTW, you may revise some of your info after looking more solidly into the topic. The German industry was in shambles, but it had a higher output during the 43, 44 and most likely the highest 45 (propagated) despite the bombings. In the reference you will also see that only a minor fraction of boats was not produced due to bombing campaign, but the major fraction substantially delayed by organizational/logistical mishaps not yet ironed out of the production process. That is impressive, isn't it?