U-1168
Type | VIIC/41 | |||||
| Ordered | 2 Apr, 1942 | |||||
| Laid down | 16 Mar, 1943 | Danziger Werft, Danzig (werk 140) | ||||
| Launched | 2 Oct, 1943 | |||||
| Commissioned | 19 Jan, 1944 | Oblt. Martin Grasse | ||||
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| Career | No patrols | 19 Jan, 1944 - 7 Feb, 1945 8. Flottille (training) 8 Feb, 1945 - 4 May, 1945 5. Flottille (training) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Scuttled on 4 May, 1945 in Gelting Bay, in position 54.48N, 09.48E, after running aground. | |||||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1168 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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