List of all U-boats
U-1014
Type | VIIC/41 | |||||||||
| Ordered | 23 Mar 1942 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 25 Mar 1943 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 214) | ||||||||
| Launched | 30 Jan 1944 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 14 Mar 1944 | Oblt. Wolfgang Glaser | ||||||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 4 February 1945 in the North Channel east of Malin Head, in position 55.17N, 06.44W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Loch Scavaig, HMS Nyasaland, HMS Papua and HMS Loch Shin. 48 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
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This boat is a dive site
Innes McCartney dove on this boat in 2001 (see his report).
Depth: 230 feet (70 meters)Position (lat, long): 55.17, -6.44
See more U-boat dive sites.
Attacks on this boat and other events
16 Sep 1944
The boat suffered casualties of two dead and three wounded in a Soviet air raid on the harbour of Libau (Liepaja), Latvia.
1 recorded attack on this boat.
General notes on this boat
19 May 1944. On 19 May, 1944 U-1014 rammed her sister boat U-1015 in the Baltic west of Pillau, sinking her with the loss of 36 men (14 survived).
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus and sailed equipped with it in January 1945 but it was of course installed prior to that date.
Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from the boat
16 Sep 1944
The boat suffered casualties of two dead and three wounded in a Soviet air raid on the harbour of Libau (Liepaja), Latvia.
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
 Iron Glove |
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