German submarine U-274 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 9 January 1942 at the Bremer Vulkan yard at Bremen-Vegesack as 'werk' 39. She was launched on 19 September 1942 and commissioned on 7 November under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Günther Jordan.