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U-1301

Type

VIIC/41

 
Ordered2 Apr, 1942
Laid down 20 Jan, 1943 Flensburger Schiffsbau, Flensburg (werk 494)
Launched22 Dec, 1943
Commissioned11 Feb, 1944Oblt. Karl-Heinrich Feufel
Commanders
Aug, 1944 - 8 May, 1945  Kptlt. Paul Ehrenfried Lenkeit
11 Feb, 1944 - Aug, 1944  Oblt. Karl-Heinrich Feufel
CareerNo patrols11 Feb, 1944 - 8 May, 1945  4. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Transferred from Bergen, Norway to Loch Ryan 30 May 1945 for Operation Deadlight.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 16 Dec, 1945 in position 55.50N, 10.05W by bombs from British aircraft.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1301 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel

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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