List of all U-boats

U-1196

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered25 Aug 1941
Laid down8 Feb 1943 F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1566)
Launched2 Sep 1943
Commissioned18 Nov 1943Ltnt. Wilhelm Brand
Commanders
18 Nov 1943 - Feb, 1944  Oblt. (R) Wilhelm Brand
Feb, 1944 - 3 May 1945  Oblt. Rene Ballert
Career
No patrols
18 Nov 1943-28 Feb 1945  21. Flottille (school boat)
1 Mar 1945-3 May 1945  31. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Stricken in August, 1944 after a torpedo explosion. Scuttled on 3 May, 1945 at Travemünde. Later raised and wreck broken up.

General notes on this boat

In August 1944 a torpedo exploded in the boat causing extensive damages that took months to repair.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1196 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



Hitler's U-boat War
Blair, Clay


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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.