List of all U-boats

U-1273

Type

VIIC/41

Ordered

23 Mar 1942

Laid down

7 Jun 1943

Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 68)

Launched

10 Jan 1944

Commissioned

16 Feb 1944

Oblt. Karl-Heinz Voswinkel

Commanders

16 Feb 1944	-	6 Jul 1944		Oblt. Karl-Heinz Voswinkel
7 Jul 1944	-	17 Feb 1945		Kptlt. Helmut Knollmann

Career
1 patrol

16 Feb 1944	-	31 Jan 1945	8. Flottille (training)
1 Feb 1945	-	17 Feb 1945	11. Flottille (active service)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Sunk on 17 February 1945 in the Skagerak in Oslofjord off Horten, in position 59.24N, 10.32E, by an air-laid mine in the British minefield Onions IV. 43 dead and 8 survivors.

Loss position

View the 1 war patrol

In 1946 the Norwegian Navy partly salvaged the wreck of this boat and destroyed the remains on the seabed.

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat

This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus and sailed equipped with it in February 1945 but it was of course installed prior to that date.

Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1273 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.