U-1164

Type

VIIC/41

 
Ordered14 Oct 1941
Laid down 11 Dec 1942 Danziger Werft AG, Danzig (werk 136)
Launched3 Jul 1943
Commissioned27 Oct 1943Kptlt. Fokko Schlömer
Commanders
27 Oct 1943 - 28 Jun 1944  Kptlt. Fokko Schlömer
29 Jun 1944 - 24 Jul 1944  Kptlt. Hans Wengel
CareerNo patrols27 Oct 1943 - 1 Jul 1944  8. Flottille (training)
1 Jul 1944 - 24 Jul 1944  8. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Stricken at Kiel on 24 July, 1944 after being damaged by British bombs. Broken up.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1164 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.