U-1052

Type

VIIC

Ordered

5 Jun, 1941

Laid down

8 Feb, 1943

Germaniawerft, Kiel (werk 686)

Launched

16 Dec, 1943

Commissioned

20 Jan, 1944

Oblt. Friedrich Weidner

Commanders

20 Jan, 1944 - 4 Jul, 1944	Friedrich Weidner
5 Jul, 1944 - 8 May, 1945	Oblt. Günther Scholz

Career

No patrols

20 Jan, 1944 - 4 Jul, 1944 5. Flottille (training)
5 Jul, 1944 - 8 May, 1945 U-Abwehrschule (school boat)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Transferred from Bergen, Norway to Loch Ryan, Scotland on 29 May, 1945 for Operation Deadlight.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 9 Dec, 1945 at 55.50N, 10.05W, by aircraft of the 816 Squadron of the Royal Navy.

General notes on this boat

On 13 Nov, 1944 the boat collided with the vessel "Saude" (352 tons) south of Bergen, Norway. The ship sank when the U-boat suddenly reversed and removed the bow from the vessel and left a huge hole in its hull causing the vessel to take on water and sink.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1052 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.