List of all U-boats
U-1020
Type | VIIC/41 | ||||||
| Ordered | 13 Jun 1942 | ||||||
| Laid down | 30 Apr 1943 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 220) | |||||
| Launched | 22 Mar 1944 | ||||||
| Commissioned | 17 May 1944 | Oblt. Otto Eberlein | |||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | ||||||
| Fate | Missing in the North Sea since leaving Horten on 22 Nov, 1944. No explanation exists for its loss. 52 dead (all hands lost). (Axel Niestlé, April 2005). | ||||||
On 31 Dec, 1944, the British destroyer HMS Zephyr was slightly damaged by an explosion west of the Pentland Firth. According to British reports this was very likely caused by a floating mine and not by a torpedo.
Because the destroyer was not attacked by an U-boat there is no indication that U-1020 ever reached her operational area and was probably lost earlier.
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-1020 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.
 Rising Wild Boar |
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Related page: U-boats Missing in Action. |