German submarine U-1227
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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 1943 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 until 31 December 1944, and with 33rd U-boat Flotilla from 1 January until 10 April 1945.[1]
Design
German Type IXC/40 submarines were slightly larger than the original Type IXCs. U-1227 had a displacement of Script error: No such module "convert". when at the surface and Script error: No such module "convert". while submerged.Template:Sfn The U-boat had a total length of Script error: No such module "convert"., a pressure hull length of Script error: No such module "convert"., a beam of Script error: No such module "convert"., a height of Script error: No such module "convert"., and a draught of Script error: No such module "convert".. The submarine was powered by two MAN M 9 V 40/46 supercharged four-stroke, nine-cylinder diesel engines producing a total of Script error: No such module "convert". for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert 2 GU 345/34 double-acting electric motors producing a total of Script error: No such module "convert". for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two Script error: No such module "convert". propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to Script error: No such module "convert"..Template:Sfn
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of Script error: No such module "convert". and a maximum submerged speed of Script error: No such module "convert"..Template:Sfn When submerged, the boat could operate for Script error: No such module "convert". at Script error: No such module "convert".; when surfaced, she could travel Script error: No such module "convert". at Script error: No such module "convert".. U-1227 was fitted with six Script error: No such module "convert". torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and two at the stern), 22 torpedoes, one Script error: No such module "convert". SK C/32 naval gun, 180 rounds, and a Script error: No such module "convert". Flak M42 as well as two twin Script error: No such module "convert". C/30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of forty-eight.Template:Sfn
Service history
U-1227 completed only one combat patrol, from 14 September until 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 Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., during the pursuit. The frigate was a total loss, but the U-boat escaped and continued its patrol.[3]
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.[1]
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 1] | Fate[4] |
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| 4 October 1944 | Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". | Template:Navy/core | 1,370 | Total loss |
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- ↑ Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.
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