U-1231
Type | IXC/40 | |||||
| Ordered | 14 Oct, 1941 | |||||
| Laid down | 31 Mar, 1943 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 394) | ||||
| Launched | 18 Nov, 1943 | |||||
| Commissioned | 9 Feb, 1944 | Kapt. z. S. Hermann Lessing | ||||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 9 Feb, 1944 - 31 Aug, 1944 31. Flottille (training) 1 Sep, 1944 - 30 Sep, 1944 11. Flottille (front boat) 1 Oct, 1944 - 8 May, 1945 33. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Surrendered at Lough Foyle (Lisahally), Northern Ireland on 14 May, 1945. | |||||
Became the USSR submarine N 25. Broken up in 1960.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1231 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998  Podwodna wachta, Jegorow, Gieorgij, 1988 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 |