U 1277
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U
1277 was a type VIIC/41 uboat that was laid down at Bremer
Vegesack Werft, and was launched in March 1944. She was
assigned as a training boat two months later, and in
February 1945 she was transferred to 11.
Unterseebootflotille in Bergen under command of
Kapitänleutnant. Peter Stever Ehrenreich. She did one war
patrol but sunk no ships. After the end of second world
war she was scuttled by her own crew outside the coast of
Portugal 4. June 1945 and the crew of 47 men were interned
in Portugal. They were later turned over to the British
forces and were held in captivity till 1947. The wreck was
found in 1973 on a depth of 28 to 31 meter 1,5 nautical
miles outside Cabo do Mundo near Oporto
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