U-1230
Type | IXC/40 | |||
| Ordered | 14 Oct, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 15 Mar, 1943 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 393) | ||
| Launched | 8 Nov, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 26 Jan, 1944 | Kptlt. Hans Hilbig | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 26 Jan, 1944 - 31 Jul, 1944 31. Flottille (training) 1 Aug, 1944 - 30 Sep, 1944 10. Flottille (front boat) 1 Oct, 1944 - 8 May, 1945 33. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 5.458 GRT | |||
| Fate | Transferred from Wilhelmshaven to Loch Ryan, Scotland on 24 June, 1945 for Operation Deadlight. Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info) | |||
See the 1 ships hit by U-1230 - View the 1 war patrol
General notes on this boat
German agents landed in America
The boat departed for its only war patrol from Horten, Norway on Oct 8, 1944. 51 days layer on 29 Nov, 1944 the boat landed 2 German agents at Hancock Point in the Gulf of Maine, USA.
She then resumed her war patrol and sank the Canadian steamer Cornwallis (5,458 tons) on 3 Dec. She returned to Kristiansand, Norway on 13 Feb, 1945.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1230 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
 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 U-Boats at War, Showell, Jak P. Mallmann, 2001 |