U 1005
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| Type : | VII C |
| Field Post Number : | M 54 124 |
| Shipyard: | Blohm & Voss in Hamburg |
| Construction contract: | October 14, 1941 |
| Keel laying: | January 29, 1943 |
| Launch: | November 17, 1943 |
| Commissioning: | December 30, 1943 |
| Commanders: |
First Lieutenant Joachim Methner |
| Flotilla: |
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| Calls: | 2 patrols |
| Sinkings: |
no |
| Whereabouts: | capitulated on May 8, 1945 |
U 1005 was a German type VII C submarine , a so-called "Atlantic boat ", which was used by the navy during World War II .
Technical specifications
A Type VII C-boat, driven by two diesel engines, reached a speed of 17 knots when traveling above water , had a maximum range of 6500 nm and could make 7.8 knots under water with the help of the two electric motors, with a maximum range of 80 nm .
Commanders
- December 30, 1943 to July 2, 1944 Oblt.zS Joachim Methner
- July 3, 1944 to May 8, 1945 Oblt.zS Hermann Lauth
Commitment and history
The submarine belonged from December 30, 1943 to January 31, 1945 as a training boat for the 31st U-Flotilla (Hamburg) and was used as a front boat in the 11th U-Flotilla (Bergen) from February 1, 1945.
1st patrol - 8 February to 20 March 1945, area of operations: North Atlantic, waters around England; U 1005 leaves Kiel on February 8, 1945 and arrives in Horten on February 14, 1945. Other trips are:
- February 19, 1945 - leaked from hoarding.
- March 20, 1945 - arrived in Bergen.
2nd patrol - May 3 to May 14, 1945, operational area: North Atlantic; U 1005 left Bergen on May 3, 1945 and returned to Bergen on May 14, 1945.
Transfer trip - June 2 to December 5, 1945 (under Oblt.zS Hermann Lauth )
- June 2, 1945 - left Bergen.
- June 4, 1945 - entered Scapa Flow .
- Jun 6, 1945 - Leaked from Scapa Flow.
- June 8, 1945 - entered Loch Ryan.
- Dec. 5, 1945 - Leaked out of Loch Ryan.
U 1005 overturned on December 5, 1945 at 00:15 in the tow of the British sloop HMS Fowey (L.15), en route to Operation Deadlight in the North Atlantic, northwest of Ireland, 55 ° 33 ′ N , 8 ° 27 ′ W and decreased.
literature
- Clay Blair : The Submarine War. Volume 2: The Hunted, 1942–1945. Heyne, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-453-16059-2 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Type VIIC / 41 boat U-1005 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net .
- ↑ Markus Hofmann: German U-Boats 1935-1945 (U-Boats, U-Boats, U-Boats, U-Boats, U-Boats, U-Boats, Submarines, Submarines, Submarines, Submarines, U-Boats, U-Boats, U-Boats, U-Boats) . Archived from the original on December 6, 2010.