U-1273
Type | VIIC/41 | |||||
| Ordered | 23 Mar, 1942 | |||||
| Laid down | 7 Jun, 1943 | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 68) | ||||
| Launched | 10 Jan, 1944 | |||||
| Commissioned | 16 Feb, 1944 | Oblt. Karl-Heinz Voswinkel | ||||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 16 Feb, 1944 - 31 Jan, 1945 8. Flottille (training) 1 Feb, 1945 - 17 Feb, 1945 11. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Sunk 17 Feb, 1945 in the Skagerak in Oslofjord near Horten, in position 59.24N, 10.28E, by a mine. 43 dead and 8 survivors. | |||||
In 1946 the Norwegian Navy partly salvaged the wreck of this boat and destroyed the remains on the seabed.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus and sailed equipped with it in February 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 U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1273 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 |