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U-1205 1945

U-1205
Image: UK Government, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).

Key facts

NameU-1205Wikidata label
Year lost1945Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier
EraSecond World Warderived from year
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)
Position54.3500, 10.1500Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0)

About the wreck

German submarine U-1205 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She was ordered on 2 April 1942, and was laid down on 12 June 1943 at F Schichau GmbH, Danzig, as yard number 1575. She was launched on 30 December 1943 and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Hermann Zander on 2 March 1944.

Location

  • Recorded position: 54.3500, 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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