U-1057

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered5 Jun 1941
Laid down21 Jun 1943 F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 691)
Launched20 Apr 1944
Commissioned20 May 1944Oblt. Günther Lüth
Commanders
20 May 1944 - 10 May 1945  Oblt. Günther Lüth
Career
No patrols
20 May 1944-31 Jan 1945  5. Flottille (training)
1 Feb 1945-8 May 1945  5. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Stricken at Bergen, Norway on 10 May, 1945. Transferred to Loch Ryan, Scotland on 30 May, 1945.

Became USSR submarine S 81 in November 1945.

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus and sailed equipped with it in April 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 U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1057 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2

Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 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.