German submarine U-1275 was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was ordered on 13 June 1942, and was laid down on 7 July 1943, at Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen-Vegesack, as yard number 70. She was launched on 8 February 1944, and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Hellmut Niss on 22 March 1944. Design German Type VIIC/41 submarines were preceded by the heavier Type VIIC submarines. U-1275 had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , an overall 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 460/8-276 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-1275 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 C/30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and fifty-two. Service history On 3 May 1945, U-1275 was scuttled at the Deutsche Werke shipyard in Kiel off of berth No. 5. Her wreck was raised and broken up. See also Battle of the Atlantic References Bibliography German Type VIIC/41 submarines U-boats commissioned in 1944 World War II submarines of Germany 1943 ships Ships built in Bremen (state) Operation Regenbogen (U-boat) Maritime incidents in May 1945 U-boats scuttled in 1945