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U-1166

U-1166
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Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

NameU-1166Wikidata label
Ship typeU-boatWikidata P31 instance of
Cause of lossScuttledWikidata P793 significant event: scuttling
Nationality / flagNazi GermanyWikidata P8047 country of registry
OperatorKriegsmarineWikidata P137 operator
ConflictWorld War IIWikidata P607 conflict
Nearest coastGermanyNatural Earth (public domain)
Position54.3200, 10.1500Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0)

About the wreck

German submarine U-1166 was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She was ordered on 14 October 1941, and was laid down on 4 February 1943, at Danziger Werft AG, Danzig, as yard number 138. She was launched on 28 August 1943, and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Herbert Wagner on 8 December 1943.

Location

  • Recorded position: 54.3200, 10.1500 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Nearest coast: Germany

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