U-3004
Type | XXI | |||||
| Ordered | 6 Nov, 1943 | |||||
| Laid down | 4 Jun, 1944 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1163) | ||||
| Launched | 26 Jul, 1944 | |||||
| Commissioned | 30 Aug, 1944 | Kptlt. Helmut Thurmann | ||||
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| Career | No patrols | 30 Aug, 1944 - 2 May, 1945 4. Flottille (training) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | This is one of 3 type XXI boats buried in the Elbe II bunker in Hamburg. The boats trapped there are U-2505, U-3004 and U-3506. They are lying on the surface at low tide but are not accessible to the casual observer and stationed on private property. I believe the bunker has been filled with gravel now to prevent injuries as the area is considered dangerous. | |||||
The fate below is an incorrect but a very common one in many sources.
Previously recorded fate
Scuttled on 2 May, 1945 at Hamburg. Wreck 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-3004 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 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 |