List of all U-boats

U-1233

Type

IXC/40

Ordered

14 Oct 1941

Laid down

29 Apr 1943

Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 396)

Launched

23 Dec 1943

Commissioned

22 Mar 1944

Korvkpt. Hans-Joachim Kuhn

Commanders

22 Mar 1944	-	14 Apr 1945		KrvKpt. Hans-Joachim Kuhn
15 Apr 1945	-	5 May 1945		Oblt. Heinrich Niemeyer (German Cross in Gold)

Career
1 patrol

22 Mar 1944	-	31 Oct 1944	31. Flottille (training)
1 Nov 1944	-	5 May 1945	33. Flottille (active service)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Surrendered on 5 May 1945 at Baring Bay, near Fredericia, Denmark (Waller & Niestlé, 2010).

Transferred from Wilhelmshaven to Loch Ryan, Scotland on 24 June 1945 for Operation Deadlight.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 29 Dec, 1945 in position 55.51N, 08.54W by naval gunfire from the destroyer HMS Onslaught.

Final location

View the 1 war patrol

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1233 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.