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 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). | |||||||||
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 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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