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U-1194 1945

U-1194
Image: UK Government, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).

Key facts

NameU-1194Wikidata label
Year lost1945Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier
EraSecond World Warderived from year
Ship typeU-boatWikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flagNazi GermanyWikidata P8047 country of registry
OperatorKriegsmarineWikidata P137 operator
ConflictWorld War IIWikidata P607 conflict
Sea / oceanNorth Atlantic OceanNatural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coastIrelandNatural Earth (public domain); approx. 94 km from land
Position55.5900, -9.5500Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0)

About the wreck

German submarine U-1194 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 29 December 1942 at F Schichau GmbH, Danzig, as yard number 1564. She was launched on 5 August 1943 and commissioned under the command of Leutnant zur See Gerhard Nolte on 21 October 1943.

Location

  • Recorded position: 55.5900, -9.5500 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Sea / ocean: North Atlantic Ocean
  • Nearest coast: Ireland

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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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