U-1407
Type | XVIIB | |||
| Ordered | 4 Jan 1943 | |||
| Laid down | 13 Nov 1943 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 257) | ||
| Launched | ||||
| Commissioned | 13 Mar 1945 | Oblt. Horst Heitz | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 13 Mar 1945 - 5 May 1945 5. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Scuttled 5 May, 1945 at Cuxhaven. | |||
Later raised and taken as British Prize and later became the British submarine Meteorite 1946 - 1949. The boat was broken up at Barrow in 1949.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1407 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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