U-1274
Type | VIIC/41 | |||||
| Ordered | 13 Jun, 1942 | |||||
| Laid down | 21 Jun, 1943 | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 69) | ||||
| Launched | 25 Jan, 1944 | |||||
| Commissioned | 1 Mar, 1944 | Oblt. Fedor Kuscher | ||||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 1 Mar, 1944 - 1 Mar, 1945 8. Flottille (training) 1 Mar, 1945 - 16 Apr, 1945 5. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 8.966 GRT | |||||
| Fate | Sunk 16 April, 1945 in the North Sea north of Newcastle, in position 55.36N, 01.24W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Viceroy. 44 dead (all hands lost). | |||||
See the 1 ships hit by U-1274 - View the 1 war patrol
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus and sailed equipped with it in April 1945 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-1274 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 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 |