U 1006
|
U 1006 ( previous / next - all submarines ) |
|
|---|---|
| Type : | VII C |
| Field Post Number : | M 54 173 |
| Shipyard: | Blohm & Voss in Hamburg |
| Construction contract: | October 14, 1941 |
| Keel laying: | January 30, 1943 |
| Launch: | November 17, 1943 |
| Commissioning: | January 11, 1944 |
| Commanders: |
First Lieutenant Horst Voigt |
| Flotilla: |
|
| Calls: | 1 patrol |
| Sinkings: |
no |
| Whereabouts: | sunk on October 16, 1944 in the Arctic Ocean southwest of the Faroe Islands |
U 1006 was a German type VII C submarine , a so-called "Atlantic boat ". It was used by the Kriegsmarine during the submarine war in the North Atlantic.
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 .
commander
- January 11, 1944 to October 16, 1944 Oblt.zS Horst Voigt
Commitment and history
U 1006 sailed from January 11 to August 31, 1944 as a training boat with the 31st U-Flotilla (Hamburg) and was assigned to the 11th U-Flotilla ( Bergen ) as a front boat on September 1, 1944 .
Relocation trip - U 1006 leaves Kiel on September 13, 1944 and arrives in Bergen on September 16, 1944.
Feindfahrt - U 1006 left Bergen on October 9, 1944 for the first patrol and scuttled itself on October 16, 1944.
Sinking
On October 16, 1944, U 1006 was discovered in the Arctic Ocean south-west of the Faroe Islands by the Canadian frigates HMCS Annan (K.404) , HMCS Loch Achanalt (K.424) and HMCS Outremont (K.322) and damaged by 28 depth charges from HMCS Annan ( K.404) forced to surface. Since U 1006 was not clear about diving, it tried to escape in the dark. However , it could be located by the radar of HMCS Annan (K.404) . When the HMCS Annan (K.404) approached the submarine, U 1006 shot down a torpedo, which, however, exploded behind the ship. The submarine could then be seen over the water in the light of fired flares. U 1006 fired on the approaching frigate with the on- board flak and wounded eight crew members of the HMCS Annan (K.404) . After about twenty minutes of artillery combat (in which six men of the submarine died), commander Horst Voigt ordered the submarine to be abandoned and sunk himself. After the already initiated self- sinking , the HMCS Annan (K.404) ran back to the submarine and threw two depth charges at the submarine, which was already sinking. The survivors of U 1006 were picked up by the Canadian frigate HMCS Oultremount (K.322) .
U 1006 sank in the Arctic Ocean south-west of the Faroe Islands, 60 ° 59 ' N , 4 ° 49' W .
literature
- Clay Blair : The Submarine War. Volume 2: The Hunted, 1942–1945. Heyne, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-453-16059-2 .
Individual evidence
Map with all coordinates: