U-1225
Type | IXC/40 | |||||
| Ordered | 25 Aug, 1941 | |||||
| Laid down | 28 Dec, 1942 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 388) | ||||
| Launched | 21 Jul, 1943 | |||||
| Commissioned | 10 Nov, 1943 | Oblt. Ernst Sauerberg | ||||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 10 Nov, 1943 - 31 May, 1944 31. Flottille (training) 1 Jun, 1944 - 24 Jun, 1944 2. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Sunk 24 June, 1944 north-west of Bergen, in position 63.00N, 00.50W, by depth charges from a Canadian Catalina aircraft (RCAF-Sqdn 162/P). 56 dead (all hands lost). | |||||
Attacks on this boat
24 Jun, 1944
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:Canadian Catalina (Sqdn 162/P)
U-boat sunk. 5 of 8 air crew rescued. The captain of the Canso, Flight Lieutenant D.E. Hornell, was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his conduct during the attack and afterwards while awaiting rescue in the dinghy.
1 recorded attacks on this boat.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in April 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-1225 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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 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 |