List of all U-boats

U-1001

Type

VIIC/41

Ordered

14 Oct 1941

Laid down

31 Dec 1942

Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 201)

Launched

6 Oct 1943

Commissioned

18 Nov 1943

Oblt. Ernst-Ulrich Blaudow

Commanders

18 Nov 1943

8 Apr 1945

Ernst-Ulrich Blaudow

Career
6 patrols

18 Nov 1943	-	31 Jul 1944	31. Flottille (training)
1 Aug 1944	-	15 Feb 1945	8. Flottille (active service)
16 Feb 1945	-	8 Apr 1945	5. Flottille (active service)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Sunk on 8 April 1945 in the North Atlantic south-west of Land's End, in position 49.19N, 10.23W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Fitzroy and HMS Byron. 46 dead (all hands lost).

Loss position

View the 6 war patrols

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat

This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in February 1945.

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-1001 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.