List of all U-boats
U-1407
Type | XVIIB | ||||||
Ordered | 4 Jan 1943 | ||||||
Laid down | 13 Nov 1943 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 257) | |||||
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Commissioned | 13 Mar 1945 | Oblt. Horst Heitz | |||||
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Career No patrols |
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Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | ||||||
Fate |
Surrendered on 5 May 1945 at Cuxhaven, Germany along with all boats stationed there. Its crew abandoned the boat according to orders. U-1406 and U-1407 were scuttled by Oblt. Gerhard Grumpelt without permission on 7 May. Read our article U—1406 and U—1407. Were they Scuttled or did they Surrender? (Waller & Niestlé, 2010). (Derek Waller, October 2010).Post war information (see more post-war boats): | ||||||
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Previously recorded fate
- Scuttled on 7 May 1945 at Cuxhaven. (Dr. Alex Niestlé)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1407 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.
Crew XII/39 |
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