U-1166
Type | VIIC/41 | |||||
| Ordered | 14 Oct, 1941 | |||||
| Laid down | 4 Feb, 1943 | Danziger Werft, Danzig (werk 138) | ||||
| Launched | 28 Aug, 1943 | |||||
| Commissioned | 8 Dec, 1943 | Oblt. Herbert Wagner | ||||
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| Career | No patrols | 8 Dec, 1943 - 22 Jul, 1944 8. Flottille (training) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Damaged by a torpedo explosion on 28 July, 1944 at Eckernförde. Stricken at Kiel on 28 Aug 1944. Scuttled in May 1945 at Deutsche Werke, Kiel (Dock 2). | |||||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1166 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |