Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 3 May 1943 | Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 320) | ||||||||
| Launched | 15 Jan 1944 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 23 Feb 1944 | Oblt. Friedrich Lutz | ||||||||
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| Career 3 patrols |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate | Surrendered at Gibraltar on 12 May 1945 (Waller & Niestlé, 2010). Transferred to Loch Ryan, Scotland for Operation Deadlight. Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info) | |||||||||
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in October 1944. 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-485 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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