U-1193

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered25 Aug 1941
Laid down 28 Dec 1942 F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1563)
Launched5 Aug 1943
Commissioned7 Oct 1943Oblt. Joachim Guse
Commanders
7 Oct 1943 - 5 May 1945  Oblt. Joachim Guse
Career1 patrol 7 Oct 1943 - 1 Jun 1944  24. Flottille (training)
1 Jun 1944 - 1 Aug 1944  8. Flottille (front boat)
1 Aug 1944 - 28 Feb 1945  24. Flottille (training)
1 Mar 1945 - 5 May 1945  31. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Scuttled on 5 May, 1945 in Gelting Bay. Later raised and wreck broken up.

View the 1 war patrol

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1193 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2

Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 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.