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German submarine U-1192 1945

German submarine U-1192
Image: UK Government, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).

Key facts

NameGerman submarine U-1192Wikidata label
Year lost1945Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier
EraSecond World Warderived from year
Ship typesubmarineWikidata P31 instance of
Cause of lossScuttledWikidata P793 significant event: scuttling
Nearest coastGermanyNatural Earth (public domain)
Position54.3200, 10.1500Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0)

About the wreck

German submarine U-1192 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She was ordered on 25 August 1941, and was laid down on 4 November 1942 at F Schichau GmbH, Danzig, as yard number 1562. She was launched on 16 July 1943 and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Herbert Zeissler on 23 September 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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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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