Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Kriegsmarine — Submarine

German submarine U-1222

Type IXC/40 submarine

Displacement
1,126 long tons (1,144 t)
Length
76.76 m (251.8 ft)
Beam
6.86 m (22.5 ft)
Speed
18.3 knots (33.9 km/h, 21.1 mph)
Complement
48
Main gun
105 mm (4.1 in)

Service

  1. Kriegsmarine as U-12221 September 1943 — 11 July 1944314 days of the war
Type IXC/40 submarine Particulars
Name
U-1222
Builder
Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg
Ordered
25 August 1941
Laid down
2 November 1942
Launched
9 June 1943
Commissioned
1 September 1943
Fate
Sunk on 11 July 1944 by British aircraft west of La Rochelle in position 46
By aircraft (1944)
Status
Wreck

Specifications

Displacement, surfaced
1,126 long tons (1,144 t)
Displacement, submerged
1,237 long tons (1,257 t)
Length
76.76 m (251.8 ft) OA
Beam
6.86 m (22.5 ft)
Draught
4.67 m (15.3 ft)
Speed
18.3 knots (33.9 km/h, 21.1 mph)
Range
13,850 nmi (25,650 km)
Complement
48
Main gun
105 mm (4.1 in)

U-1222 was a Type IXC/40 submarine built for the Kriegsmarine. Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg laid her keel on 2 November 1942. She entered service on 1 September 1943, having been launched on 9 June 1943.

She was one of 142 ships of her class. The class followed the Type I and was succeeded by the Type XXI.

The boat displaced 1,126 long tons surfaced and 1,237 long tons submerged. She measured 76.8 m (252 ft) long with a beam of 6.9 m (23 ft). Her designed speed was 18.3 knots, and she carried a complement of 48.

Her main battery was one 105 mm (4.1 in) guns.

She was in commission for 314 days of the Second World War.

She was sunk on 11 July 1944 by aircraft, at 46°31′N 5°29′W. The wreck survives.

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Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • 2 shafts
  • 2 × diesel engines
  • 2 × electric motors
Power
  • 4400 PS (diesels)
  • 1000 PS (electric)
Armament
  • 6 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern)
  • 22 × 53.3 cm torpedoes
  • 1 × 10.5 cm SK C/32 deck gun (180 rounds)
  • 1 × 3.7 cm Flak M42 AA gun
  • 2 x twin 2 cm C/30 AA guns

Sister ships

117 more in the class

Sources