List of all U-boats

U-1103

Type

VIIC/41

Ordered

14 Oct 1941

Laid down

26 May 1943

Nordseewerke, Emden (werk 225)

Launched

12 Oct 1943

Commissioned

8 Jan 1944

Kptlt. Hans Bungards

Commanders

8 Jan 1944	-	2 Jul 1944	Kptlt. Hans Bungards
3 Jul 1944	-	8 Oct 1944	Oblt. Werner Sausmikat
9 Oct 1944	-	24 Nov 1944	Oblt. Karl-Heinz Schmidt
25 Nov 1944	-	25 Feb 1945	Oblt. Jürgen Iversen
26 Feb 1945	-	8 May 1945	Kptlt. Wilhelm Eisele

Career
No patrols

8 Jan 1944	-	1 Sep 1944	8. Flottille (training)
1 Sep 1944	-	28 Feb 1945	22. Flottille (school boat)
1 Mar 1945	-	8 May 1945	31. Flottille (school boat)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Surrendered on 5 May 1945 at Cuxhaven, Germany.

Transferred from Kiel to Loch Ryan, Scotland on 23 June, 1945 for Operation Deadlight. (Waller & Niestlé, October 2010).

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 30 December, 1945 at 56.03N x 10.05W by naval gunfire.

Final location

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1103 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.