List of all U-boats

U-1197

Type

VIIC

Ordered

25 Aug 1941

Laid down

13 Mar 1943

F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1567)

Launched

30 Sep 1943

Commissioned

2 Dec 1943

Ltnt. Heinz Baum

Commanders

2 Dec 1943	-	19 Mar 1944		Oblt. (R) Heinz Baum
20 Mar 1944	-	25 Apr 1945		Oblt. Kurt Lau

Career
No patrols

2 Dec 1943	-	28 Feb 1945	21. Flottille (school boat)
1 Mar 1945	-	25 Apr 1945	31. Flottille (training)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Decommissioned on 25 April 1945 at Wesermünde, after being badly damaged by bombs during US air raid (8th AF) in the Deschimag AG Weser shipyard at Bremen on 30 March 1945.

Captured at Wesermünde by British forces in May 1945.

Post war information (see more post-war boats):
Sunk by US Navy in the North Sea during February 1946.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1197 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.