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U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner & Walter Janssens
Detail Consultant —  Horst Schmeisser
Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-1277Type VIIC/41
Feldpost NumberM 07 218
Construction YardVulkan Vegesack Werft, Bremen
Yard Number72
Ordered13th Jun 1942
Keel laid6th Aug 1943
Launched18th Mar 1944
Commissioned3rd May 1944
Baubelehrung6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
05.44 - 01.458.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Experimental boat
02.45 - 05.4511.U-Flottille, Bergen
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
05.44 - 06.45OL ~ KL Ehrenreich-Peter Stever

Operations information for U-1277
05.04.1945 - 13.04.1945
First Sailing
U-1277 left Kiel under the command of Ehrenreich-Peter Stever on 5th Apr 1945 and arrived at Stavanger on 13th Apr 1945 after just over one week.
21.04.1945 - 03.06.1945
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 21st Apr 1945, U-1277 left Stavanger under the command of Ehrenreich-Peter Stever. On the 3rd Jun 1945, U-1277 was scuttled.

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