U-1228
Type | IXC/40 | |||
| Ordered | 14 Oct 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 16 Feb 1943 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 391) | ||
| Launched | 2 Oct 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 22 Dec 1943 | Oblt. Friedrich-Wilhelm Marienfeld | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 22 Dec 1943 - 31 Jul 1944 31. Flottille (training) 1 Aug 1944 - 31 Oct 1944 2. Flottille (front boat) 1 Nov 1944 - 8 May 1945 33. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 warship sunk for a total of 900 tons | |||
| Fate | Surrendered at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA on 17 May, 1945. Scuttled 5 Feb 1946 off the east coast of the USA. | |||
See the 1 ships hit by U-1228 - View the 2 war patrols
Attacks on this boat
18 Sep 1944
After being damaged by a British B-24 Liberator (Sqdn 224/R, pilot P. M. Hill) the boat suffered Schnorchel damage which resulted in a CO2 poisoning of its crew. One man died. [Matrosenobergefreiter Matthias Mittler]
1 recorded attack 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 the boat
18 Sep 1944
After being damaged by a Liberator (Sqdn 224/R) the boat suffered Schnorchel damage which resulted in a CO2 poisoning of its crew. One man died. [Matrosenobergefreiter Matthias Mittler]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
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