U-1227
Type | IXC/40 | |||||||||||||
| Ordered | 14 Oct 1941 | |||||||||||||
| Laid down | 1 Feb 1942 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 390) | ||||||||||||
| Launched | 18 Sep 1943 | |||||||||||||
| Commissioned | 8 Dec 1943 | Oblt. Friedrich Altmeier | ||||||||||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| Successes | 1 warship a total loss for a total of 1,370 tons | |||||||||||||
| Fate | Damaged by British night-time carpet bombing on 9 April, 1945 and taken out of service at Kiel 10 April, 1945. Scuttled on 3 May, 1945. Later raised and broken up. | |||||||||||||
Attacks on this boat
4 Oct 1944
The boat attempted a bold surface convoy attack under a bright moon and was shortly discovered and counter-attacked by convoy escorts. She managed to torpedo on of the escorts, the Canadian frigate HMCS Chebogue, during the hour-long pursuit by the escorts. The frigate was a total loss but the boat escaped and continued its patrol. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 645)
12 Oct 1944
The boat was being hunted by the US hunter-killer groups and on the 12th the USS Card group finally found her, commencing an attack by two of its destroyers by depth charges, Hedgehogs and gunfire for 3 hours before the boat managed to slip away. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 645)
8 Nov 1944
The boat was attacked by convoy escorts when attempting to launch a convoy attack. The damages were severe and the boat had to abort the attack and retreat westward to repair what could be. Then she continued the patrol (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 646)
11 Nov 1944
Once again a hunter-killer group found and attacked the boat with depth charges. Yet again she escaped but was further damaged and when the snort broke down (was repaired at sea though) had to abort to Norway. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 646)
4 recorded attacks on this boat.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus and sailed equipped with it in September 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-1227 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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