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Class: (Type IXC)
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Surrender Details: Surrendered at sea to US Navy on 9 May 1945. Arrived at Portsmouth, NH on 17 May.
Time in US Navy: In poor condition and not required as a war prize. Declared surplus to Allied requirements and scheduled for sinking no later that 15 February 1946. Used as a source of spares for other US Navy U-Boats
Final Disposal: Sunk on 5 February 1946 by Sirago (SS-485) off Cape Cod, Mass.
Text courtesy of Derek Waller

Size	Image Description	Source
465k	USCGC Dione (WPC-107) Escorting German Submarine *U-1228* to the Portsmouth Navy Yard, 17 May 1945.	National Archives Identifier: 7330121 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
687k	Officers and Crew of Surrendered Kriegsmarine U-Boat *U-1228* Stand on the Tug's Deck Prior to Debarking at Portsmouth,17 May 1945.	National Archives Identifier: 38329749 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
883k	This photograph shows four German submarines at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, which were surrendered off the coast of Portland. They are probably the *U-805, U-858, U-873* & *U-1228*.	National Archives Identifier: 7330125 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
1.07k	Unloading Concealed Material from German U-Boat, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.	National Archives Identifier: 38329973 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
752k	Two German U-Boats Being Unloaded, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.	National Archives Identifier: 38329965 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
926k	Two German U-Boats Being Unloaded, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.	National Archives Identifier: 38329961 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
648k	Captured German U-Boat with Submarine Snorkel Fully Elevated, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.	National Archives Identifier: 38329977 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
881k	View of Submarine Snorkel on Deck of German U-Boat, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.	National Archives Identifier: 38329971 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
287k	Torpedo "hit" fired by Sirago (SS-485) 5 February 1946. *U-1228* was sunk as part of WWII reparations agreements. Photo restricted and not for publication at that time.	Photo courtesy of sirago.com
377k	German U-Boat *U-1228* torpedoed by Sirago (SS-485) off Princeton, Mass.	Photo courtesy of sirago.com

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