Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Kriegsmarine — Submarine

German submarine U-1206

Type VIIC submarine

Displacement
757 long tons (769 t)
Length
67.23 m (220.6 ft)
Beam
6.2 m (20.3 ft)
Speed
17.7 knots (32.8 km/h, 20.4 mph)
Main gun
88 mm (3.5 in)

Service

  1. Kriegsmarine as U-120616 March 1944 — 14 April 1945394 days of the war
Type VIIC submarine Particulars
Name
U-1206
Builder
Schichau-Werke, Danzig
Ordered
2 April 1942
Laid down
12 June 1943
Launched
30 December 1943
Commissioned
16 March 1944
Fate
Scuttled due to accident on 14 April 1945 in the North Sea near Peterhead, Scotland, at position 57. 4 dead and 46 survivors. (1945)
Status
Wreck

Specifications

Displacement, surfaced
757 long tons (769 t)
Displacement, submerged
857 long tons (871 t)
Length
67.23 m (220.6 ft) OA
Beam
6.2 m (20.3 ft)
Draught
4.74 m (15.6 ft)
Speed
17.7 knots (32.8 km/h, 20.4 mph)
Range
8,500 nmi (15,742 km)
Main gun
88 mm (3.5 in)

U-1206 was a Type VIIC submarine, operated by the Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid at Schichau-Werke, Danzig on 12 June 1943. She entered service on 16 March 1944, having been launched on 30 December 1943.

She was one of 612 ships of her class. The class followed the Type UB III, Vetehinen class and was succeeded by the Type XXI (Late-war replacement).

The boat displaced 757 long tons surfaced and 857 long tons submerged. She measured 67.2 m (221 ft) long with a beam of 6.2 m (20 ft). Her designed speed was 17.7 knots.

Her main battery was one 88 mm (3.5 in) guns.

She was in commission for 394 days of the Second World War.

She was scuttled on 14 April 1945, at 57°21′N 1°39′W. The wreck survives.

Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.

Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • 2 shafts
  • 2 × diesel engines
  • 2 × electric motors
Power
  • 2800 - 3200 PS (diesels)
  • 750 PS (electric)
Armament
  • 5 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern)
  • 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines
  • 1 × 8.8 cm deck gun (220 rounds)
  • 1 × 3.7 cm Flak M42 AA gun
  • 2 × twin 2 cm C/30 anti-aircraft guns

Sister ships

587 more in the class

Sources