U-3001

Type

XXI

 
Ordered6 Nov 1943
Laid down15 Apr 1944 AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1160)
Launched30 May 1944
Commissioned20 Jul 1944Oblt. Hans Vogel
Commanders
20 Jul 1944 - 26 Nov 1944  Oblt. Hans Vogel
Apr, 1945 - 3 May 1945  Kptlt. Wilhelm Peters
Career
No patrols
20 Jul 1944-14 Aug 1944  32. Flottille (training)
15 Aug 1944-26 Nov 1944  4. Flottille (training)
27 Nov 1944-3 May 1945  6. K.L.A. Bremen (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Scuttled on 3 May, 1945 north-west of Wesermünde. Wreck broken up.

General notes on this boat

Due to a lot of building defects, in November 1944 U-3001 became a school boat at the yard, where new crews had their first experience with this new type of boat.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-3001 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.