List of German submarines (1935–1945) / U 1251 – U 1500

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German submarines (1935–1945): U 1 – U 250 | U 251 – U 500 | U 501 – U 750 | U 751 - U 1000 | U 1001-U 1250 | U 1251-U 1500 | U 1501-U 4870

This list deals exclusively with the German submarines U 1251 to U 1500 of the Second World War from 1935 to 1945. See therefore also: List of submarine classes by country , list of German submarine classes , list of German submarines (1906-1919) , list of submarines of the Bundeswehr , list seized by Germany or captured submarines .

Möltenort submarine memorial on the Kiel Fjord near Heikendorf

Legend

on the fate of the submarines (reference date May 8, 1945).

  • † = destroyed by enemy action
  • ? = missing in action
  • § = raised, captured or captured by the enemy
  • × = accident or sunk yourself
  • A = Decommissioned (scrapped, scrapped or put to another use)

U 1251-U 1300

ship class Commissioning Decommissioning comment
U 1251 - U 1262 IX C40 Commissioned on September 22, 1942. Construction suspended on September 30, 1943 before the keel was laid and demolished on November 6, 1943
U 1263 - U 1270 Construction contract not awarded
U 1271 VII C41 January 12, 1944 May 8, 1945 A. No patrols. In Bergen ( Norway ) to the Royal Navy ships. Sunk during Operation Deadlight at 55 ° 28 ′  N , 7 ° 20 ′  W.
U 1272 VII C41 January 28, 1944 May 8, 1945 A. 1 patrol; no successes. In Bergen ( Norway ) to the Royal Navy ships. Sunk during Operation Deadlight at 55 ° 50 ′  N , 10 ° 5 ′  W.
U 1273 VII C41 February 16, 1944 February 17, 1945 † 1 patrol; no successes. In Oslofjord near Horten ( Norway ) at 59 ° 24 '  N , 10 ° 28'  O running on a mine and lower (43 dead, 8 survivors). Partially recovered and destroyed by the Norwegian Navy in 1946
U 1274 VII C41 March 1, 1944 April 16, 1945 † 1 patrol; 1 ship with 8966 GRT sunk. North of Newcastle ( England ) at 55 ° 36 ′  N , 1 ° 24 ′  W by the British destroyer HMS Viceroy sunk with depth charges (44 dead, total loss)
U 1275 VII C41 March 22, 1944 May 3, 1945 × Training boat. Sunk in the dock of Deutsche Werke AG itself
U 1276 VII C41 April 6, 1944 February 20, 1945 † 1 patrol; 1 warship with 925 t sunk. South of Waterford ( Ireland ) at 51 ° 48 ′  N , 7 ° 7 ′  W by the British sloop HMS Amethyst sunk with depth charges (49 dead, total loss)
U 1277 VII C41 May 3, 1944 June 3, 1945 × 1 patrol; no successes. Self-sunk near Porto ( Portugal ) at 41 ° 9 ′  N , 8 ° 41 ′  W without losses. The team went into British captivity
U 1278 VII C41 May 31, 1944 February 17, 1945 † 1 patrol; no successes. Northwest of Bergen ( Norway ) at 61 ° 32 ′  N , 1 ° 36 ′  E by the British frigates HMS Bayntun and HMS Loch Eck sunk with depth charges (48 dead, total loss)
U 1279 VII C41 July 5, 1944 February 3, 1945 † 1 patrol; no successes. Northwest of Bergen ( Norway ) about 61 ° 26 ′  N , 2 ° 0 ′  E by the British frigates HMS Bayntun , HMS Braithwaite and HMS Loch Eck sunk with depth charges (48 dead, total loss)
U 1280 - U 1281 VII C41 Commissioned on September 22, 1942, keel laid on September 17, 1943. When construction was demolished on September 23, 1944, about 50–60% completed
U 1282 VII C41 Commissioned on September 22, 1942, keel laying October 20, 1943. When construction was demolished on September 23, 1944, about 50–60% completed
U 1283 - U 1285 VII C41 Commissioned on September 22, 1942. Construction suspended on September 30, 1943 before the keel was laid and canceled on July 22, 1944
U 1285 - U 1291 VII C41 Commissioned on September 22, 1942. Construction suspended on September 30, 1943 before the keel was laid and demolished on November 6, 1943
U 1292 - U 1297 VII C42 Commissioned on April 1, 1943. Construction suspended on September 30, 1943 before the keel was laid and demolished on November 6, 1943
U 1298 - U 1300 Construction contract not awarded

U 1301-U 1350

ship class Commissioning Decommissioning comment
U 1301 VII C41 February 11, 1944 May 8, 1945 A. No patrols. In mountains of the Royal Navy ships. Sunk during Operation Deadlight at 55 ° 50 ′  N , 10 ° 5 ′  W.
U 1302 VII C41 May 25, 1944 March 7, 1945 † 1 patrol; 3 ships sunk with a total of 8386 GRT. In St. George's Channel at 52 ° 19 '  N , 5 ° 23'  W by the Canadian frigate HMCS La Hulloise , HMCS Strathadam and HMCS Thetford Mines with depth charges sunk (48 deaths, total loss)
U 1303 VII C41 April 5, 1944 May 4, 1945 × No patrols. Sunk in the copper mill bay itself, wreck broken off
U 1304 VII C41 September 6, 1944 May 4, 1945 × No patrols. Sunk in the copper mill bay itself, wreck broken off
U 1305 VII C41 September 13, 1944 May 10, 1945 A. No patrols. Delivered on May 10, 1945 in Loch Eriboll , Scotland . In service with the Soviet Navy as S 84 from November 1945
U 1306 VII C41 December 20, 1944 May 5, 1945 × No patrols. Sunk in the Geltinger Bay itself, wreck broken off
U 1307 VII C41 November 17, 1944 May 8, 1945 A. No patrols. In mountains of the Royal Navy ships. Sunk during Operation Deadlight at 55 ° 50 ′  N , 10 ° 5 ′  W.
U 1308 VII C41 January 17, 1945 May 2, 1945 × No patrols. Sunk northwest of Warnemünde itself. Lifted in February 1953 and canceled in Rostock in 1954
U 1309 - U 1312 VII C41 Commissioned on September 22, 1942. Construction suspended on November 6, 1943 before the keel was laid and canceled on July 22, 1944
U 1313 - U 1318 VII C42 Commissioned on April 17, 1943. Construction suspended on September 30, 1943 before the keel was laid and demolished on November 6, 1943
U 1319 - U 1330 Construction contract not awarded
U 1331 - U 1338 VII C41 Commissioned on July 16, 1942. Construction suspended on September 30, 1943 before the keel was laid and canceled on July 22, 1944
U 1339 - U 1344 VII C42 Commissioned on February 22, 1943. Construction canceled on September 30, 1943 before the keel was laid
U 1345 - U 1350 VII C42 Commissioned on April 17, 1943. Construction canceled on September 30, 1943 before the keel was laid

U 1351-U 1400

ship class Commissioning Decommissioning comment
U 1351 - U 1400 Construction contract not awarded

U 1401-U 1450

ship class Commissioning Decommissioning comment
U 1401 - U 1404 VII C41 Commissioned on January 2, 1943. Construction suspended on September 30, 1943 before the keel was laid and canceled on July 22, 1944
U 1405 XVII B December 21, 1944 May 5, 1945 × Test boat for the Walter drive . In the Eckernförder sunk bay itself, wreck canceled
U 1406 XVII B February 8, 1945 May 5, 1945 × Test boat for the Walter drive . Sunk in Cuxhaven itself. Later lifted and brought to the US for testing , canceled in 1948
U 1407 XVII B March 13, 1945 1949 A. Test boat for the Walter drive . Sunk on May 5, 1945 in Cuxhaven itself. Later raised and as HMS Meteorite in the service of the Royal Navy have been
U 1408 XVII B Commissioned on January 4, 1943, keel laid on November 27, 1943. Seriously damaged and scrapped during construction in Hamburg by an air raid on March 30, 1945
U 1409 XVII B Commissioned on January 4, 1943, keel laid on December 15, 1943. Seriously damaged and scrapped during construction in Hamburg by an air raid on March 30, 1945
U 1410 XVII B Commissioned on January 4, 1943, keel laid on December 31, 1943. Seriously damaged and scrapped during construction in Hamburg by an air raid on March 30, 1945
U 1411 - U 1416 XVII B Commissioned on January 4, 1943. Construction suspended on September 30, 1943 before the keel was laid and canceled on July 22, 1944
U 1417 - U 1422 VII C41 Commissioned on February 22, 1943. Construction suspended on September 30, 1943 before the keel was laid and canceled on July 22, 1944
U 1423 - U 1434 VII C42 Commissioned on February 22, 1943. Construction suspended on September 30, 1943 before the keel was laid and demolished on November 6, 1943
U 1435 - U 1439 VII C41 Commissioned on April 17, 1943. Construction suspended on September 30, 1943 before the keel was laid and canceled on July 22, 1944
U 1440 - U 1450 VII C42 Commissioned on April 17, 1943. Construction suspended on September 30, 1943 before the keel was laid and demolished on November 6, 1943

U 1451-U 1500

ship class Commissioning Decommissioning comment
U 1451 - U 1463 VII C42 Commissioned on April 17, 1943. Construction suspended on September 30, 1943 before the keel was laid and demolished on November 6, 1943
U 1464 - U 1500 Construction contract not awarded

Further

literature

  • Clay Blair : The Submarine War. Volume 1: The Hunters. 1939-1942. Heyne, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-453-12345-X .
  • Clay Blair: The Submarine War. Volume 2: The Hunted, 1942–1945. Heyne, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-453-16059-2 .
  • Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 1: The German submarine commanders. ES Mittler und Sohn, Hamburg et al. 1996, ISBN 3-8132-0490-1 .
  • Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 2: U-boat construction in German shipyards. ES Mittler und Sohn, Hamburg et al. 1997, ISBN 3-8132-0512-6 .
  • Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 3: German submarine successes from September 1939 to May 1945. ES Mittler und Sohn, Hamburg et al. 2001, ISBN 3-8132-0513-4 .
  • Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 4: German submarine losses from September 1939 to May 1945. ES Mittler und Sohn, Hamburg et al. 1999, ISBN 3-8132-0514-2 .
  • Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 5: The knight's cross bearers of the submarine weapon from September 1939 to May 1945. ES Mittler and Son, Hamburg et al. 2003, ISBN 3-8132-0515-0 .
  • Erich Gröner : Die Handelsflotten der Welt 1942 and supplement 1944. JF Lehmanns Verlag, Munich 1976, ISBN 3-469-00552-4 (reprint of the 1942–1943 edition).
  • Erich Gröner: Search list for ship names (= The merchant fleets of the world. Supplementary volume). JF Lehmanns Verlag Munich 1976, ISBN 3-469-00553-2 (reprint of the 1943 edition).
  • Paul Kemp: The German and Austrian submarine losses in both world wars. Urbes Verlag, Graefelfing before Munich 1998, ISBN 3-924896-43-7 .
  • Lennart Lindberg: U 3503. Documentation - Danzig 1944, Göteborg 1946 (= Marinlitteraturföreningen. 87). Marinlitteraturföreningen, Stockholm 2001, ISBN 91-85944-30-0 (Swedish / English / German).

Individual evidence