German submarine U-1202

History
U-1202 as HNoMS Kinn underway circa 1960
Nazi Germany
Name	U-1202
Ordered	14 October 1941
Builder	Schichau-Werke, Danzig
Yard number	1572
Laid down	28 April 1943
Launched	11 November 1943
Commissioned	27 January 1944
Fate	Surrendered on 9 May 1945 in Norway and became the Norwegian submarine HNoMS Kinn.
Norway
Name	HNoMS Kinn
Acquired	9 May 1945
Commissioned	1 July 1951
Decommissioned	1 June 1961
Fate	Broken up in Hamburg in 1963
General characteristics
Class & type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 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
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) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) 1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) Flak M42 AA gun 2 × twin 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns
Service record (Kriegsmarine)
Part of:	8th U-boat Flotilla 27 January – 31 August 1944 11th U-boat Flotilla 1 September 1944 – 8 May 1945
Identification codes:	M 49 757
Commanders:	Kptlt. Rolf Thomsen 27 January 1944 – 9 May 1945
Operations:	2 patrols: 1st patrol: 30 October 1944 – 1 January 1945 2nd patrol: 4 March – 26 April 1945
Victories:	1 merchant ship sunk (7,176 GRT)

German submarine U-1202 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 28 April 1943 by Schichau-Werke, Danzig as yard number 1572, launched on 11 November 1943 and commissioned on 27 January 1944 under Kapitänleutnant Rolf Thomsen.