U-1016

Type

VIIC/41

 
Ordered23 Mar 1942
Laid down 2 Apr 1943 Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 216)
Launched8 Feb 1944
Commissioned4 Apr 1944Oblt. Walther Erhardt
Commanders
4 Apr 1944 - 9 May 1945  Oblt. Walther Ehrhardt
CareerNo patrols4 Apr 1944 - 5 May 1945  31. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Scuttled on 5 May, 1945 at Lübeck Bay.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1016 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2
Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 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.