U-1235

Type

IXC/40

 
Ordered14 Oct 1941
Laid down 25 May 1943 Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 398)
Launched25 Jan 1944
Commissioned17 May 1944Oblt. Franz Barsch
Commanders
Mar, 1944 - Apr, 1944  Kptlt. Rolf Bahn
17 May 1944 - 15 Apr 1945   Franz Barsch
Career2 patrols 17 May 1944 - 30 Nov 1944  31. Flottille (training)
1 Dec 1944 - 15 Apr 1945  33. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk 15 April, 1945 in the North Atlantic, in position 42.54N, 30.25W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Stanton and USS Frost. 57 dead (all hands lost).

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Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1235 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2

Wynn, Kenneth


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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.
USS Frost. Kerrigan, Warren J., 2001.