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U-1202

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered14 Oct, 1941
Laid down 28 Apr, 1943 F. Schichau, Danzig (werk 1572)
Launched11 Nov, 1943
Commissioned27 Jan, 1944Kptlt. Rolf Thomsen (Oak Leaves)
Commanders
27 Jan, 1944 - 8 May, 1945  Kptlt. Rolf Thomsen (Knights Cross)
Career2 patrols 27 Jan, 1944 - 31 Aug, 1944  8. Flottille (training)
1 Sep, 1944 - 8 May, 1945  11. Flottille (front boat)
Successes1 ship sunk for a total of 7.176 GRT
Fate

Stricken at Bergen, Norway on 10 May, 1945. Surrendered to Britain. Transferred to Norway in October 1948.

See the 1 ships hit by U-1202 - View the 2 war patrols

Became the Norwegian submarine KNM Kinn on 1 July, 1951. Stricken 1 June, 1961. Transferred to Hamburg and broken up in 1963.

General notes on this boat

This was one of 3 boats that did not leave Norway for Britain after the war as she was not seaworthy. The other boats were U-324 and U-926. This boat may have been moved to Britain later than June 1945 and then back to Norway in 1948.

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus and sailed equipped with it in October 1944 but it was of course installed prior to that date. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1202 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



Spur des Löwen: U-1202, Die

Rohde, Jens

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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998
Die Spur des Löwen: U-1202, Rohde, Jens, 2000
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