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U-1194

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered25 Aug, 1941
Laid down 29 Dec, 1942 F. Schichau, Danzig (werk 1564)
Launched5 Aug, 1943
Commissioned21 Oct, 1943Ltnt. Gerhard Nolte
Commanders
21 Oct, 1943 - 11 Oct, 1944  Oblt. Gerhard Nolte
12 Oct, 1944 - 19 Nov, 1944   Karl-Heinz Laudahn
20 Nov, 1944 - 8 May, 1945  Oblt. Herbert Zeissler
CareerNo patrols21 Oct, 1943 - 28 Feb, 1945  22. Flottille (school boat)
1 Mar, 1945 - 8 May, 1945  31. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Transferred from Wilhelmshaven to Loch Ryan, Scotland on 24 June, 1945 for Operation Deadlight.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 22 December, 1945 at 55.59N x 09.55W by naval gunfire.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1194 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel

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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
U-Boots-Liste, Zeissler, Herbert, 1956