Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 8 Feb 1943 | F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 687) | ||||||||
| Launched | 13 Jan 1944 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 12 Feb 1944 | Oblt. Helmut Lange | ||||||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate | Sank 15 Feb, 1945 in the North Sea in the Byfjorden north-west of Bergen, Norway in position 60.24N, 05.13E, after an accident during a deep diving trial. 45 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
After an overhaul in the naval yard at Bergen the boat carried out diving trials in the Byfjorden. After the first dive there must have been an accident aboard as U-1053 was seen to surface at a steep angle and then sank by the stern. All hands were lost, including seven engineers and foremen from the naval yard.
General notes on this boat
The wreck of U-1053 located off Bergen
On 18 March 2010 the Norwegian Navy announced they had located the wreck they believe to be the U-1053 north-west of Bergen. Photos of the wreck are available on the homepage of the Norwegian Coastal Administration: Kystverket.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in March 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-1053 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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