List of all U-boats
U-1224
Type | IXC/40 | ||||||
| Ordered | 25 Aug 1941 | ||||||
| Laid down | 30 Nov 1942 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 387) | |||||
| Launched | 7 Jul 1943 | ||||||
| Commissioned | 20 Oct 1943 | Kptlt. Georg Preuss | |||||
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| Career No patrols |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | ||||||
| Fate |
Served as RO 501 in Japanese service from 15 Feb 1944. Sunk 13 May 1944 in the mid-Atlantic north-west of Cape Verde Islands, in position 18.08N, 33.13W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escort USS Francis M. Robinson. | ||||||
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Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1224 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
 Rising sun and Kriegsmarine flag |
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