U-1279
Type | VIIC/41 | |||
| Ordered | 13 Jun 1942 | |||
| Laid down | 26 Aug 1943 | Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 74) | ||
| Launched | ||||
| Commissioned | 5 Jul 1944 | Oblt. Hans Falke | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 5 Jul 1944 - 31 Jan 1945 8. Flottille (training) 1 Feb 1945 - 3 Feb 1945 11. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 3 Feb, 1945 in the North Sea north-west of Bergen, in approximate position 61.21N, 02.00E, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Bayntun, HMS Braithwaite and HMS Loch Eck. 48 dead (all hands lost). | |||
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-1279 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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