List of all U-boats
U-1055
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 30 Mar 1943 | F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 689) | ||||||||
| Launched | 9 Mar 1944 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 8 Apr 1944 | Oblt. Rudolf Meyer | ||||||||
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| Career 2 patrols |
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| Successes | 4 ships sunk, total tonnage 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). (Axel Niestlé, April 1991). | |||||||||
Previously recorded fate
- 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). (Postwar assessment)
Notes. This attack resulted in the sinking of U-1107.
Attacks on this boat
6 Apr 1945
Norwegian MTBs (motor torpedo boats) 719 and 715 claimed a U-boat sinking in Hjeltenfjorden, north of Bergen, Norway. The boat escaped unharmed. (Sources: Klart til kamp, Helge Storm Bjercke (1954). Axel Niestle.)
1 recorded attack 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.
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