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 | ||||||||||
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| Career No patrols |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||||
| Fate | Damaged by bombs at Bremen and stricken at Wesermünde, 25 Apr, 1945. Captured there by British forces. | |||||||||||
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.
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