U-1014
Type | VIIC/41 | |||
| Ordered | 23 Mar, 1942 | |||
| Laid down | 25 Mar, 1943 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 214) | ||
| Launched | 30 Jan, 1944 | |||
| Commissioned | 14 Mar, 1944 | Oblt. Wolfgang Glaser | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 14 Mar, 1944 - 31 Dec, 1944 31. Flottille (training) 1 Jan, 1945 - 4 Feb, 1945 11. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 4 Feb, 1945 in the North Channel east of Malin Head, in position 55.17N, 06.44W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Loch Scavaig, HMS Nyasaland, HMS Papua and HMS Loch Shin. 48 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Attacks on this boat
16 Sep, 1944
The boat suffered two crewmen lost and three wounded in a Soviet air attack on the harbour of Libau in the Baltic Sea.
1 recorded attacks on this boat.
General notes on this boat
On 19 May, 1944 U-1014 rammed her sister boat U-1015 in the Baltic west of Pillau, sinking her with the loss of 36 men (14 survived).
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus and sailed equipped with it in January 1945 but it was of course installed prior to that date. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from the boat
16 Sep, 1944
The boat suffered an accident during its trials at Libau in the Baltic Sea where 2 men were killed and 3 wounded.
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |