U-1004

Type

VIIC/41

Ordered

14 Oct, 1941

Laid down

15 Jan, 1943

Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 204)

Launched

27 Oct, 1943

Commissioned

16 Dec, 1943

Oblt. Hartmuth Schimmelpfennig

Commanders

16 Dec, 1943 - Jan, 1945	Oblt. Hartmuth Schimmelpfennig
Jan, 1945 - 8 May, 1945	Oblt. Rudolf Hinz

Career

2 patrols

16 Dec, 1943 - 31 Jul, 1944  31. Flottille (training)
1 Aug, 1944 - 31 Oct, 1944  7. Flottille (front boat)
1 Nov, 1944 - 8 May, 1945  11. Flottille (front boat)

Successes

1 ship sunk for a total of 1.313 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 980 tons

Fate

Transferred from Bergen, Norway to Loch Ryan on 30 May, 1945 for Operation Deadlight

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 1 December, 1945 at 56.10N x 10.05W by naval gunfire.

See the 2 ships hit by U-1004 - View the 2 war patrols

Attacks on this boat

23 Oct, 1944
At 09.18 hours, the inbound U-1004 was unsuccessfully attacked by aircraft off Bergen.

1 recorded attacks on this boat.

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in June 1944. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1004 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.