U-1276
Type | VIIC/41 | |||
| Ordered | 13 Jun, 1942 | |||
| Laid down | 13 Jul, 1943 | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 71) | ||
| Launched | 25 Feb, 1944 | |||
| Commissioned | 6 Apr, 1944 | Kptlt. Karl-Heinz Wendt | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 6 Apr, 1944 - 31 Oct, 1944 8. Flottille (training) 1 Nov, 1944 - 20 Feb, 1945 11. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 warship sunk for a total of 925 tons | |||
| Fate | Sunk on 20 Feb, 1945 in the North Atlantic south of Waterford in position 51.48N, 07.07W by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Amethyst. 49 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 1 ships hit by U-1276 - View the 1 war patrol
Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during September 1987). More on revised fates
An attack on 3 April, 1945 northwest of Bergen, Norway, in position 61.42N, 00.24W, by a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn 224/U) previously credited with this loss was probably against a nonsub target.
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 U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1276 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 |