List of all U-boats
U-1020
Type | VIIC/41 | |||||||||
| Ordered | 13 Jun 1942 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 30 Apr 1943 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 220) | ||||||||
| Launched | 22 Mar 1944 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 17 May 1944 | Oblt. Otto Eberlein | ||||||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk on or after 9 January 1945 in the North Sea east of Dundee, in position 56.32,7N, 01.18,9W, by a mine in the British minefield SN 17. 52 dead (all hands lost). (Axel Niestlé, May 2009). | |||||||||
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The wreck of U-1020 was located in September 2007.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in June 1944.
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-1020 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
 Rampant Wild Boar |
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