U-1203
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 14 Oct, 1941 | |||||
| Laid down | 15 May, 1943 | F. Schichau, Danzig (werk 1573) | ||||
| Launched | 9 Dec, 1943 | |||||
| Commissioned | 10 Feb, 1944 | Oblt. Erich Steinbrink | ||||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 10 Feb, 1944 - 30 Nov, 1944 8. Flottille (training) 1 Dec, 1944 - 8 May, 1945 11. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | 1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 580 GRT | |||||
| Fate | Transferred from Trondheim to Loch Ryan(?) on 29 May, 1945 for Operation Deadlight. Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info) | |||||
See the 1 ships hit by U-1203 - 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 January 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 the boat
29 May, 1944
During the Baltic exercises the boat lost one man after crash diving north of Danzig. [Maschinengefreiter Johann Igel]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
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 |