U-1224
Type | IXC/40 | |||
| Ordered | 25 Aug, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 30 Nov, 1942 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 387) | ||
| Launched | 7 Jul, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 20 Oct, 1943 | Kptlt. Georg Preuss | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 20 Oct, 1943 - 15 Feb, 1944 31. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Served as RO 501 in Japanese service from 15 Feb, 1944. Sunk 13 May, 1944 in the mid-Atlantic north-west of Cape Verde Islands, in position 18.08N, 33.13W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escort USS Francis M. Robinson. | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1224 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 |