U-1052

Type

VIIC

Ordered

5 Jun 1941

Laid down

8 Feb 1943

F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 686)

Launched

16 Dec 1943

Commissioned

20 Jan 1944

Oblt. Friedrich Weidner

Commanders

20 Jan 1944	-	4 Jul 1944		Oblt. Friedrich Weidner
5 Jul 1944	-	9 May 1945		Oblt. Günther Scholz

Career
No patrols

20 Jan 1944	-	4 Jul 1944	5. Flottille (training)
5 Jul 1944	-	8 May 1945	U-Abwehrschule (school boat)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Surrendered on 9 May 1945 at Bergen, Norway (Waller & Niestlé, 2010).

Transferred to Loch Ryan, Scotland on 30 May 1945.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 9 Dec, 1945 at 55.50N, 10.05W, by aircraft of the 816 Squadron of the Royal Navy.

Final location

General notes on this boat

13 Nov 1944. U-1052 collided with the Saude (352 tons) south of Bergen, Norway. The ship sank when the U-boat suddenly went astern and removed her bows from the huge hole in the Saude's hull, causing her to take on water.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1052 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.