German submarine U-1207
German submarine U-1207 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was ordered on 2 April 1942, and was laid down on 26 June 1943 at F Schichau GmbH, Danzig, as yard number 1577. She was launched on 6 January 1944 and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Kurt Lindemann on 23 March 1944. Design German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-1207 had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a 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-1207