List of all U-boats

U-1004

Type

VIIC/41

 
Ordered14 Oct 1941
Laid down15 Jan 1943 Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 204)
Launched27 Oct 1943
Commissioned16 Dec 1943Oblt. Hartmuth Schimmelpfennig
Commanders
16 Dec 1943 - Jan, 1945  Oblt. Hartmuth Schimmelpfennig
Jan, 1945 - 8 May 1945  Oblt. Rudolf Hinz
Career
2 patrols
16 Dec 1943-31 Jul 1944  31. Flottille (training)
1 Aug 1944-31 Oct 1944  7. Flottille (active service)
1 Nov 1944-8 May 1945  11. Flottille (active service)
Successes1 ship sunk, total tonnage 1,313 GRT
1 warship sunk, total tonnage 980 tons
Fate

Surrendered on 9 May 1945 at Bergen, Norway (Waller & Niestlé, 2010). Transferred from Bergen, Norway to Loch Ryan on 30 May, 1945 for Operation Deadlight

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 1 December, 1945 at 56.10N x 10.05W by naval gunfire.

Final location

See the 2 ships hit by U-1004 - View the 2 war patrols

Attacks on this boat

23 Oct 1944
At 09.18 hours, the inbound U-1004 was unsuccessfully attacked by aircraft off Bergen.

1 recorded attack on this boat.

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in June 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-1004 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.

U-boat Emblems

We have 1 emblem entry for this boat! See the emblem page for this boat or view each one below.


Media links


U-Boat Attack Logs

Daniel Morgan and Bruce Taylor


The Grey Wolves of Eriboll

David M. Hird


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

Wynn, Kenneth


Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II

Blair, Clay


German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel


The Royal Navy and German Naval Disarmament, 1942-1947

Madsen, Chris