List of all U-boats
U-1054
Type | VIIC | ||||||
Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | ||||||
Laid down | 30 Mar 1943 | F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 688) | |||||
Launched | 24 Feb 1944 | ||||||
Commissioned | 25 Mar 1944 | Oblt. Wolfgang Riekeberg | |||||
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Career No patrols |
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Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | ||||||
Fate |
Decommissioned on 16 September 1944 at Kiel, after a collision with the German motor ferry Peter Wessel near Hela Tonne 1 on 18 August 1944. Hulk captured by British forces in May 1945 and broken up. | ||||||
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in March 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-1054 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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