U-1018
Type | VIIC/41 | |||||
| Ordered | 23 Mar, 1942 | |||||
| Laid down | 16 Apr, 1943 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 218) | ||||
| Launched | 1 Mar, 1944 | |||||
| Commissioned | 24 Apr, 1944 | Kptlt. Ulrich Faber | ||||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 24 Apr, 1944 - 30 Nov, 1944 31. Flottille (training) 1 Dec, 1944 - 27 Feb, 1945 11. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 1.317 GRT | |||||
| Fate | Sunk 27 Feb, 1945 in the Channel south of Penzance, in position 49.56N, 05.20W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Loch Fada. 51 dead and 2 survivors. | |||||
See the 1 ships hit by U-1018 - View the 1 war patrol
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
27 Jun, 1944
An accident took place during U-1018´s work-up period in the Baltic on 17 June which killed 1 man and wounded 2 from its crew. [Obersteuermann Walter Nellsen]
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 |