List of German submarines (1935–1945) / U 1251 – U 1500
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 .
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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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U 1351 - U 1400 | Construction contract not awarded |
U 1401-U 1450
ship | class | Commissioning | Decommissioning | comment | |
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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 | |
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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 |
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