U-1055

Type

VIIC

Ordered

5 Jun, 1941

Laid down

30 Mar, 1943

Germaniawerft, Kiel (werk 689)

Launched

9 Mar, 1944

Commissioned

8 Apr, 1944

Oblt. Rudolf Meyer

Commanders

8 Apr, 1944 - 23 Apr, 1945

Oblt. Rudolf Meyer

Career

2 patrols

8 Apr, 1944 - 30 Nov, 1944 5. Flottille (training)
1 Dec, 1944 - 23 Apr, 1945 11. Flottille (front boat)

Successes

4 ships sunk for a total of 19.413 GRT

Fate

Missing since 23 April, 1945 in the North Atlantic or the English Channel.

No explanation exists for its loss.

49 dead (all hands lost).

See the 4 ships hit by U-1055 - View the 2 war patrols

Previously recorded fate (Last revised by Axel Niestlé during April 1991). More on revised fates

Sunk on 30 April, 1945 in the Bay of Biscay west of Brest, France in approximate position 48.00N, 06.30W, by US depth charges from a Catalina aircraft (VPB-63).

This attack resulted in the sinking of U-1107.

Attacks on this boat

6 Apr, 1945
Norwegian MTB's (motor torpedo boats) 719 and 715 claim sunk a German U-boat at Hjeltenfjorden, north of Bergen, Norway. The boat escaped unharmed. (Sources: Klart til kamp, Helge Storm Bjercke (1954). Axel Niestle.)

1 recorded attacks on this boat.

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in November 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-1055 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.