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German submarine U-1170
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German submarine U-1170 was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
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![]() U-995 Type VIIC/41 at the Laboe Naval Memorial. This U-boat is almost identical to U-1170. | |
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Name | U-1170 |
Ordered | 2 April 1942 |
Builder | Danziger Werft AG, Danzig |
Yard number | 142 |
Laid down | 30 April 1943 |
Launched | 14 October 1943 |
Commissioned | 1 March 1944 |
Fate | Scuttled on 2 May 1945 |
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Type | Type VIIC/41 submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Complement | 44-52 officers & ratings |
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Identification codes: | M 50 530 |
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Operations: | None |
Victories: | None |
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She was ordered on 2 April 1942, and was laid down on 30 April 1943, at Danziger Werft AG, Danzig, as yard number 142. She was launched on 14 October 1943, and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Friedrich Justi on 1 March 1944.[2]