U-1171
Type | VIIC/41 | |||||
| Ordered | 16 Jul, 1942 | |||||
| Laid down | 5 May, 1943 | Danziger Werft, Danzig (werk 143) | ||||
| Launched | 23 Nov, 1943 | |||||
| Commissioned | 22 Mar, 1944 | Oblt. Otto-Heinrich Nachtigall | ||||
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| Career | No patrols | 22 Mar, 1944 - 28 Feb, 1945 8. Flottille (training) 1 Mar, 1945 - 8 May, 1945 11. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Transferred from Stavanger, Norway to Loch Ryan, Scotland on 29 May, 1945. | |||||
Became the British submarine N 19. Broken up at Sunderland in April 1949.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1171 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 |