German submarine U-1274

U-995 Type VIIC/41 at the Laboe Naval Memorial. This U-boat is almost identical to U-1274.
History
Nazi Germany
Name:	U-1274
Ordered:	13 June 1942
Builder:	Vegesacker Werft AG, Bremen
Yard number:	69
Laid down:	21 June 1943
Launched:	25 January 1944
Commissioned:	1 March 1944
Fate:	Sunk on 16 April 1945 in the North Sea at 55°36′N 01°24′W / 55.600°N 1.400°W / 55.600; -1.400Coordinates: 55°36′N 01°24′W / 55.600°N 1.400°W / 55.600; -1.400 by British destroyer HMS Viceroy
General characteristics
Class and type:	Type VIIC/41 submarine
Displacement:	759 tonnes (747 long tons) surfaced 860 t (846 long tons) submerged
Length:	67.23 m (220 ft 7 in) o/a 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Beam:	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height:	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught:	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power:	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels) 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion:	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed:	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Range:	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth:	230 m (750 ft) Calculated crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement:	44-52 officers & ratings
Armament:	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) 14 torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds)
Service record
Part of:	8th U-boat Flotilla (Training) 1 March 1944 – 1 March 1945 5th U-boat Flotilla 1 March – 16 April 1945
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Fedor Kuscher 1 March – July 1944 Oblt.z.S. Hans-Hermann Fitting 1 March – July 1944
Operations:	1 patrol
Victories:	1 merchant ship sunk (8,966 GRT)

German submarine U-1274 was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 21 June 1943 by Vegesacker Werft AG, Bremen as yard number 69, launched on 25 January 1944 and commissioned on 1 March 1944 under Oberleutnant zur See Fedor Kuscher.

German Type VIIC/41 submarines were preceded by the heavier Type VIIC submarines. U-1274 had a displacement of 759 tonnes (747 long tons) when at the surface and 860 tonnes (850 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in), a pressure hull length of 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in), a beam of 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and a draught of 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in). The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350 kW; 2,760 to 3,160 shp) for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8–27 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 metric horsepower (550 kW; 740 shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23 m (4 ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750 ft).