German submarine U-1055
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-1055 |
| Ordered: | 5 June 1941 |
| Builder: | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number: | 689 |
| Laid down: | 30 March 1943 |
| Launched: | 9 March 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 8 April 1944 |
| Fate: | Missing since 23 April 1945 in the North Atlantic. |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Type VIIC submarine |
| Displacement: | 769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged |
| Length: | 67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Height: | 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in) |
| Draft: | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × supercharged Germaniawerft 6-cylinder 4-stroke F46 diesel engines, totalling 2,800–3,200 bhp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490 2 × AEG GU 460/8-276 electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) and max rpm: 296 |
| Speed: | 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged |
| Range: | 8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: | 230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft) |
| Complement: | 44–52 officers & ratings |
| Armament: | 5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) Various AA guns |
| Service record[2] | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
5th U-boat Flotilla (8 April 1944 - 30 November 1944) - Training 11th U-boat Flotilla (1 December 1944 - 23 April 1945) |
| Commanders: |
Oblt.z.S. Rudolf Meyer (8 April 1944 - 23 April 1945) |
| Operations: |
1st patrol: 11 December 1944 - 1 February 1945 2nd patrol: 5 April 1945 - 23 April 1945 |
| Victories: | 4 merchant ships sunk (19,413 GRT) |
German submarine U-1055 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II.
She was laid down on 30 March 1943 by Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel as yard number 689, launched on 9 March 1944 and commissioned on 8 April 1944 under Oberleutnant zur See Rudolf Meyer.
She was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater breathing apparatus in November 1944.
Service History
The boat's career began with training at 5th U-boat Flotilla on 8 April 1944, followed by active service on 1 December 1944 as part of the 11th Flotilla for the remainder of her service.
In 2 patrols she sank 4 merchant ships, for a total of 19,413 gross register tons (GRT).
Fate
U-1055 went missing on 23 April 1945 in the North Atlantic with no explanation. All hands were lost.
Summary of raiding career
| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 January 1945 | Jonas Lie |  United States |
7,198 | Sunk |
| 11 January 1945 | Roanoke | United States |
2,606 | Sunk |
| 11 January 1945 | Normandy Coast |  United Kingdom |
1,428 | Sunk |
| 15 January 1945 | Maja | United Kingdom |
8,181 | Sunk |
References
- ↑ Gröner 1985, pp. 72-74.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-1055". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-1055". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
Bibliography
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German) IV (Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler). ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
- Gröner, Erich (1985). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher. Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 (in German) III (Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe). ISBN 3-7637-4802-4.
- Sharpe, Peter (1998). U-Boat Fact File. Great Britain: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-072-9.
External links
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-1055". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 8 December 2014.