U-1008

Type

VIIC/41

Ordered

23 Mar 1942

Laid down

12 Feb 1943

Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 208)

Launched

8 Dec 1943

Commissioned

1 Feb 1944

Oblt. Diether Todenhagen

Commanders

1 Feb 1944 - 17 Nov 1944	Oblt. Diether Todenhagen
18 Nov 1944 - 6 May 1945	Oblt. Hans Gessner

Career

No patrols

1 Feb 1944 - 31 Oct 1944  31. Flottille (training)
1 Nov 1944 - 31 Jan 1945  24. Flottille (trial boat)(eb)
1 Feb 1945 - 28 Feb 1945  18. Flottille (trial boat)(eb)
1 Mar 1945 - 6 May 1945  5. Flottille (front boat)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Scuttled on 6 May, 1945 at 2230hrs in the Kattegat north of Hjelm Island, in position 56.14N, 10.51E, following damage by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 86/Z) on 5 May. 44 survivors (No casualties).

On 5 May, 1945, U-1008 was damaged by depth charges from a Liberator aircraft (RAF Sqdn 86/Z, pilot F/Lt J.T. Lawrence) in the Kattegat. The boat was en route from Sonderburg, Denmark to Norway and the crew decided the next day to scuttle it.

Previously recorded fate
(Last revised by FDS/NHB and Axel Niestlé during June 1986. More on revised fates.

Sunk 6 May, 1945 at 1839hrs in the Skagerak northeast of Skagen Horn, Denmark, in position 57.52N, 10.49E, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 86/G).

This attack however resulted in the sinking of U-3523

Attacks on this boat

5 May 1945
The attack by a British B-24 Liberator aircraft (RAF Sqdn 224/T, pilot W/Cdr M.A. Ensor) on 5 May, 1945 in position 56.06N, 11.06E previously credited with sinking U-3523 was actually against U-1008 causing only minor damages. (Sources: 1994-03-01, Axel Niestle)

1 recorded attack on this boat.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1008 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.