U-1277
Type | VIIC/41 | |||
| Ordered | 13 Jun, 1942 | |||
| Laid down | 6 Aug, 1943 | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 72) | ||
| Launched | 18 Mar, 1944 | |||
| Commissioned | 3 May, 1944 | Oblt. Peter-Ehrenreich Stever | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 3 May, 1944 - 31 Jan, 1945 8. Flottille (training) 1 Feb, 1945 - 8 May, 1945 11. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Scuttled on 3 June, 1945 in the north Atlantic at Capo de Mundo near Oporto, Portugal, in position 41.09N, 08.41W. 47 survivors (No casualties). | |||
General notes on this boat
The crew of U-1277 disembarked from the scuttled boat in rubber dinghies at the beach of "Angeiras" some kilometres north of the city of Oporto on 3 June, 1945. They were interned by Portuguese authorities in the "Castelo de Sao Jose da Foz" (Oporto). A few days later they were handed over to a British warship in Lisbon and put in a POW camp for 3 years, before they could return to Germany.
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-1277 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 |