German submarine U-1227: Difference between revisions

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-1227
Ordered	14 October 1941
Builder	Deutsche Werft, Hamburg
Yard number	390
Laid down	1 February 1942
Launched	18 September 1943
Commissioned	8 December 1943
Decommissioned	10 April 1945
Fate	Scuttled, 3 May 1945. Later raised and broken up.
General characteristics
Type	Type IXC/40 submarine
Displacement	list error: <br /> list (help); 1,144 t (1,126 long tons) surfaced; 1,257 t (1,237 long tons) submerged
Length	list error: <br /> list (help); 76.76 m (251 ft 10 in) o/a; 58.75 m (192 ft 9 in) pressure hull
Beam	6.86 m (22 ft 6 in) o/a 4.44 m (14 ft 7 in) pressure hull
Height	9.6 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draft	4.67 m (15 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	list error: <br /> list (help); 2 × MAN M 9 V 40/46 supercharged 9-cylinder diesel engines, 4,400 hp (3,281 kW); 2 × SSW GU 345/34 double-acting electric motors, 1,000 hp (746 kW)
Speed	list error: <br /> list (help); 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) surfaced; 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) submerged
Range	list error: <br /> list (help); 13,850 nmi (25,650 km; 15,940 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 63 nautical miles (117 km; 72 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	230 m (750 ft)
Complement	4 officers, 44 enlisted
Armament	list error: mixed text and list (help); 6 × torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern); 22 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedoes; 1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/45 deck gun (180 rounds); anti-aircraft guns;
Service record
Part of:	list error: <br /> list (help); 31st U-boat Flotilla; (8 December 1943–31 July 1944); 2nd U-boat Flotilla; (1 August–31 December 1944); 33rd U-boat Flotilla; (1 January–10 April 1945)
Commanders:	list error: <br /> list (help); Oblt.z.S. Friedrich Altmeier; (8 December 1943–10 April 1945)
Operations:	1st patrol: 14 September–26 December 1944
Victories:	1 warship a total loss (1,370 GRT)

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German submarine U-1227 was a Type IXC/40 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

The submarine was laid down on 1 February 1942 at the Deutsche Werft yard at Hamburg, launched on 18 September 1943, and commissioned on 8 December 1943 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Friedrich Altmeier. The U-boat then served with 31st U-boat Flotilla, a training unit, with 2nd U-boat Flotilla from 1 August 1944 to 31 December 1944, and with 33rd U-boat Flotilla from 1 January 1945 to 10 April 1945.^[2]

Service history

U-1227 completed only one combat patrol, from 14 September to 26 December 1944. On 4 October 1944 she attempted to attack a convoy at night, but was seen in the bright moonlight and counter-attacked by convoy escorts. She torpedoed one of the escorts, the Canadian River class frigate HMCS Chebogue, during the pursuit. The frigate was a total loss, but the U-boat escaped and continued its patrol.^[4]

Fate

U-1227 was damaged at Kiel in a British night-bombing raid on 9 April 1945, and was decommissioned there on 10 April. U-1227 was scuttled to avoid capture on 3 May 1945.^[2]

Summary of Raiding Career

Date	Ship Name	Nationality	Tonnage (GRT)	Fate^[5]
4 October 1944	HMCS Chebogue	Royal Canadian Navy	1,370	Total loss

References

^ Gröner 1985, pp. 105–7.
^ ^a ^b ^c Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IXC/40 boat U-1227". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-1227". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Patrol of U-boat U-1227 from 14 Sep 1944 to 26 Dec 1944". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-1227". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 February 2014.

Bibliography

Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 (in German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0514-2. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)
Gröner, Erich (1985). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher (in German). Vol. III. Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4802-4. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)
Bishop, Chris (2006). Kriegsmarine U-Boats, 1939-45. London: Amber Books. ISBN 978-1-904687-96-2.

External links

Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IXC/40 boat U-1227". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
U-1227 at ubootwaffe.net ^{[dead link]}

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[FOOTNOTEGröner1985105–7-1] Gröner 1985, pp. 105–7.

[uboatnet-2] Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IXC/40 boat U-1227". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 5 March 2010.

[patrols-3] Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-1227". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 5 March 2010.

[4] Helgason, Guðmundur. "Patrol of U-boat U-1227 from 14 Sep 1944 to 26 Dec 1944". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 5 March 2010.

[5] Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-1227". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 February 2014.

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