German submarine U-1200
German submarine "U-1200" was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" which saw service during the Second World War. Design. German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. "U-1200" had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8–27 double-acting  electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to . The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, the boat could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . "U-1200" was fitted with five torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one SK C/35 naval gun, (220 rounds), one Flak M42 and two twin C/30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of between forty -four and sixty. Service history. "U-1200" keel was laid down 17 April 1943, by F. Schichau, of Danzig. She was commissioned 5 January 1944 under the command of "Oberleutnant zur See" Hinrich Mangels. She was assigned to 8th U-boat Flotilla for training, before joining 11th U-boat Flotilla in Norway for operational service. Her first war patrol, on 7 October 1944, was cut short with mechanical difficulties; she returned to Bergen on 17 October. Two days later on 19 October she set out again for her patrol area in the South-Western Approaches, south of Ireland. Fate. "U-1200" was  sunk on or about 12 November 1944 in the English Channel south-east of Start Point by unknown cause. All hands lost. Previously recorded fate. On the night of 10 November 1944, south of Cape Clear, Ireland, she encountered units of the Royal Navy's 30 Escort Group. These were four s, , , and , led by Cdr. Denys Rayner. Mistaking the group, which was engaged in a slow sweep of its patrol area, for a small convoy, "U-1200" attempted to stalk the group, steering on a converging course. In a swift and well-executed attack, the ships of 30 EG rounded  on the U-boat and destroyed her in one depth-charge attack. There were no survivors.