U-1163

Type

VIIC/41

Ordered

14 Oct 1941

Laid down

5 Dec 1942

Danziger Werft AG, Danzig (werk 135)

Launched

12 Jun 1943

Commissioned

6 Oct 1943

Oblt. Ernst-Ludwig Balduhn

Commanders

6 Oct 1943

9 May 1945

Oblt. Ernst-Ludwig Balduhn

Career
4 patrols

6 Oct 1943	-	31 Jul 1944	8. Flottille (training)
1 Aug 1944	-	30 Sep 1944	11. Flottille (active service)
1 Oct 1944	-	8 May 1945	13. Flottille (active service)

Successes

1 ship sunk, total tonnage 433 GRT

Fate

Surrendered on 9 May 1945 at Kristiansand, Norway (Waller & Niestlé, 2010).

Transferred to Loch Ryan, Scotland on 29 May 1945.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 11 December, 1945 at 55.50N x 10.05W by aircraft.

Final location

See the 1 ships hit by U-1163 - View the 4 war patrols

Wolfpack operations

U-1163 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Panther (16 Oct 1944 - 30 Oct 1944)
Stier (25 Nov 1944 - 15 Dec 1944)

Attacks on this boat and other events

2 Aug 1944

Off Egerøy, Nth of Stavanger, Norway: U-1163 and U-771 were being transferred from Stavanger to Kristiansand South and were proceeding on the surface accompanied by surface escorts when Norwegian Mosquitos E/333 and S/333 (HR126) attacked. S for Sugar crashed into the sea with the loss of Fnr. Axel Reidar Eikemo and Kvm. Claus Harr. Both U-boats were undamaged.

(Sources: 333 Squadron Operations Record Book)

1 recorded attack on this boat.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1163 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.