U 1106
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| Type : | VII C / 41 |
| Field Post Number : | M 04-237 |
| Shipyard: | North Sea Works , Emden |
| Construction contract: | October 10, 1941 |
| Build number: | 228 |
| Keel laying: | July 28, 1943 |
| Launch: | May 26, 1944 |
| Commissioning: | July 5, 1944 |
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| Calls: | 1 company |
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| Whereabouts: | Sunk on March 29, 1945 in the North Sea northeast of the Faroe Islands . |
U 1106 was a German class VII C / 41 submarine of the former Navy , which was used in the North Sea.
The boat
U 1106 was commissioned from the North Sea Works in Emden on October 10, 1941. The boat was given hull number 228 and was laid down on July 28, 1943 . The launch took place on May 26, 1944 and the commissioning under the command of Oberleutnant zur See der Reserve Erwin Bartke, previously in command of the Type XIV "Milchkuh" boat U 488 , took place on July 5, 1944. It was subordinate to the 8th U-Flotilla in Danzig as a training boat , and later to the 33rd U-Flotilla in Flensburg as a front boat, before leaving for the first patrol. During longer stays in the shipyard, the boat received the type IV tower, with the typical anti-aircraft armoring of other VII C submarines of the time, and a snorkel, which became indispensable for the crews from 1944/1945.
commitment
1. Relocation trip
On December 15, 1944, the boats U 1106 ran under Lieutenant of the Reserve Erwin Bartke, U 822 under Lieutenant Josef Elsinghorst, U 776 under Lieutenant Lothar Martin, U 1010 under Lieutenant Günther Strauch, U 1305 under Lieutenant Helmut Christiansen and U 1000 under Lieutenant Willi Müller from Gotenhafen and transferred to Swinoujscie .
2. Relocation trip
On January 9, 1945 U 1106 , U 3502 under First Lieutenant Hermann Schultz and U 298 under First Lieutenant Heinrich Gehrken left Swinemünde, relocated to Hela and from there later to Kiel .
3. Relocation trip
U 1106 left the port of Kiel behind at 5:55 p.m. on March 14, 1945 and moved to the Horten naval base . In anticipation of an escort, the boat anchored in Schilksee before it went to Horten alone. Once there, various diving and snorkeling exercises were carried out in the Oslo fjord.
Sole venture
U 1106 set out on its maiden voyage on March 21, 1945 at 5:55 p.m. Kristiansand was called on March 22nd , where several additions were made. After the boat left port, it operated in the Northern Sea and northeast of the Faroe Islands . However, it failed to sink or damage any ships before it was lost on March 29.
Loss of the boat
On March 29, 1945, a B-24 Liberator bomber from British RAF Squadron 224 spotted a wake north of the Shetlands at a distance of five kilometers . As the bomber's commander, Flt.Lt. MA Graham, identified as a submarine snorkel wake. The Liberator then threw several depth charges , which detonated a little later, lifting the stern of a submarine out of the water. It sank in a very short time without leaving a survivor behind. The Liberator threw a few sonar buoys through which the typical sinking noises could be heard. The boat, which was most likely U 1106 , was a total loss with 46 dead. The wreck is still at position 61 ° 46 'N - 02 ° 16'W in the former naval grid square AF 7731.
Individual evidence
- ^ Paul Kemp: The German and Austrian submarine losses in both world wars. Urbes Verlag, Graefelfing vor München 1998, ISBN 3-924896-43-7 , p. 253.
- ↑ Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The U-Boat War 1939-1945. Volume 4: German submarine losses from September 1939 to May 1945. ES Mittler und Sohn, Hamburg et al. 1999, ISBN 3-8132-0514-2 , p. 328.
literature
- Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 1: The German submarine commanders. ES Mittler und Sohn, Hamburg et al. 1996, ISBN 3-8132-0490-1 .
- Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 2: U-boat construction in German shipyards. ES Mittler und Sohn, Hamburg et al. 1997, ISBN 3-8132-0512-6 .