U-1234

CountryGermany
Ship ClassType IX-class Submarine
BuilderDeutsche Werft Hamburg
Yard Number397
Ordered14 Oct 1941
Laid Down11 May 1943
Launched7 Jan 1944
Commissioned19 Apr 1944
Sunk2 May 1945
Displacement1,144 tons standard; 1,257 tons submerged
Length252 feet
Beam23 feet
Draft15 feet
Machinery2 MAN M 9 V 40/46 supercharged four-stroke, nine-cylinder diesel engines (4,300bhp), 2 Siemens-Schuckert 2 GU 345/34 double-acting electric motors (990shp), 2 shafts, 2 propellers
Speed18 knots
Range13,850nm at 10 knots surfaced, 63nm at 4 knots submerged
Crew48
Armament4x53.3cm bow torpedo tubes, 2x53.3cm stern torpedo tubes, 22 torpedoes, 1x10.5cm SK C/32 deck gun, 1x3.7cm Flak M42 anti-aircraft gun, 2x2x2cm C/30 anti-aircraft guns
Submerged Speed7.3 knots

Contributor:

ww2dbaseType IXC/40 submarine U-1234 was commissioned into service with Kapitänleutnant Helmut Thurmann in command in Apr 1944 after some delays in construction. She was assigned to the 31st Flotilla, a training unit, for preparations for front line duty. At about 2300 hours on 14 May 1944, less than a month since her commissioning, steam tug Anton collided with her in foggy weather, causing her to sink off Gdynia, Poland, killing 13. She was raised, repaired, and returned to service with the same unit in Oct 1944. She was now a dedicated training boat, since the damage suffered during the collision made her a poor candidate for front line duty. In Feb 1945, she was transferred to another training unit, 4th Flotilla. At the end of the war, she was scuttled in the Flensburg Firth between Germany and Denmark to prevent Allied capture.

ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia

Last Major Revision: Mar 2020

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U-1234 Operational Timeline

14 Oct 1941 The order for U-1234 was made.
11 May 1943 The keel for U-1234 was laid down at Deutsche Werft Hamburg, Germany.
7 Jan 1944 U-1234 was launched at Deutsche Werft Hamburg, Germany.
19 Apr 1944 U-1234 was commissioned into service with Kapitänleutnant Helmut Thurmann in command. She was assigned to the 31st Flotilla, a training unit.
14 May 1944 Steam tug Anton collided with U-1234 off Gdynia, Poland at 2300 hours, sinking the submarine. 13 were killed.
17 Oct 1944 U-1234 was recommissioned into service with Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Christian Wrede in command.
1 Feb 1945 U-1234 was transferred to the 4th Flotilla, a training unit.
2 May 1945 U-1234 was scuttled in the Flensburg Firth, Germany, near the maritime border with Denmark.




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