German submarine U-1163

U-995 Type VIIC/41 at the Laboe Naval Memorial. This U-boat is almost identical to U-1163.
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-1163
Ordered	14 October 1941
Builder	Danziger Werft AG, Danzig
Yard number	135
Laid down	5 December 1942
Launched	12 June 1943
Commissioned	6 October 1943
Fate	Surrendered on 9 May 1945 Sunk on 11 December 1945 during Operation Deadlight[1]
General characteristics [2]
Class and type	Type VIIC/41 submarine
Displacement	759 tonnes (747 long tons) surfaced 860 t (846 long tons) submerged
Length	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels) 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	230 m (750 ft) Calculated crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement	44-52 officers & ratings
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) 14 × torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) 1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) Flak M42 AA gun 2 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA guns
Service record
Part of:	8th U-boat Flotilla 6 October 1943 – 31 July 1944 11th U-boat Flotilla 1 August – 30 September 1944 13th U-boat Flotilla 1 October 1944 – 8 May 1945
Identification codes:	M 52 936
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Ernst-Ludwig Balduhn 6 October 1943 – 9 May 1945
Operations:	4 patrols: 1st patrol: a. 13 – 19 July 1944 b. 1 – 2 August 1944 c. 17 August 1944 d. 22 – 23 August 1944 e. 26 – 27 August 1944 f. 21 – 24 September 1944 g. 3 – 6 October 1944 h. 12 – 13 October 1944 2nd patrol: a. 15 – 31 October 1944 b. 2 – 4 November 1944 c. 8 – 12 November 1944 d. 14 – 22 November 1944 3rd patrol: a. 25 November – 16 December 1944 b. 12 – 15 January 1945 c. 28 January – 4 February 1945 4th patrol: 15 April – 9 May 1945
Victories:	1 merchant ship sunk (433 GRT)

German submarine U-1163 was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She was ordered on 14 October 1941, and was laid down on 5 December 1942 at Danziger Werft AG, Danzig, as yard number 135. She was launched on 12 June 1943 and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Ernst-Ludwig Balduhn on 6 October of that year.^[1][2]