The three completed German Type XVIIB submarines were scuttled by their crews at the end of the Second World War,  at Flensburg and  and U-1407 at Cuxhaven, all in the British Zone of Occupation.
At the end of World War II, the three completed German Type XVIIB submarines were deliberately sunk by their crews in Flensburg and U-1407 at Cuxhaven. These actions took place within the British Zone of Occupation.