Events on this day
1 December
This is a run-down from several databases on our site. It's meant to give a clear picture of events on this date, all year round.
U-boat Shipyard report
| Ordered (0) | Laid down (15) | Launched (1) | Commissioned (2) |
| No U-boat orders on this date | 1939: U-552, U-554 1940: U-171 1941: U-473, U-643, U-644, U-802 1942: U-320, U-792, U-793, U-804, U-927 1944: U-3038, U-4709, U-4711 | 1944: U-1405 | 1943: U-298U-482 |
| These are commissioned boats. For more see our Shipyard pages. | |||
Allied Ships hit on this date
| U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Country | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | |||||||
| U-21 | Frauenheim |  | Mercator | 4,260 |  fi | ||
| U-31 | Habekost | | Arcturus | 1,277 |  nw | ||
| 1940 | |||||||
| U-101 | Mengersen | | Appalachee | 8,826 |  br | HX-90 | |
| U-101 | Mengersen | | Loch Ranza (d) | 4,958 | br | HX-90 | |
| U-37 | Clausen | | Palmella | 1,578 | br | OG-46 | |
| 1942 | |||||||
| U-375 | Könenkamp | | HMS Manxman (M 70) (d) | 2,650 | br | ||
| U-508 | Staats | | Trevalgan | 5,299 | br | ||
| 28,848 | |||||||
| * Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. (d) = damaged See all Allied ships hit by U-boats during WWII. | |||||||
Attacks on this day
1943
U-269. Allied forces attacked the boat and caused very serious damage, forcing the boat to return to base. She reached St. Nazaire on 15 Dec. (Date is approximate) (Blair, vol 2, page 442)
U-boats lost
1944: U-196 +
65 men died when this U-boat was lost. There were no survivors.
U-boats marked with + were lost with all hands.
- For more information on U-boat losses check out our Fates section.
U-boat Men Lost or Wounded
There were no men lost from U-boats on this date, 1 December.
- For more information on Men lost from U-boats check out this page.
Personnel Information
The following men were born on this day:
Wolfgang von Eickstedt (1915), Bruno Hansmann (1907), Ewald Rademacher (1917).
The following men died on this day:
Fritz Bart (1988), Otto-Ulrich Blum (1990), Rudolf Hinz (1955), Otto Hohmann (1994), Wilhelm Peters (1987), Franz-Georg Reschke (1996), Erwin Schwager (1964), Werner Striegler (1944).
See the entire U-boat commander listing showing all U-boat commanders.
We might include more officers (Allied and Axis) at a later date.
U-boat departures and arrivals on 1 December
This section shows the U-boat departures and arrivals from bases on this day of the year. Current country names shown with harbour names. Boats entering port display days at sea during that patrol.
1940
U-boats entering base:
To Kiel, Germany: U-138 (27 days)
1941
Sailed:
From Kiel, Germany: U-130, U-134, U-454
1942
Sailed:
From Bergen, Norway: U-591
From Kiel, Germany: U-167
From La Spezia, Italy: U-73
From Lorient, France: U-175, U-602
From Pola: U-371
U-boats entering base:
To Bergen, Norway: U-302 (6 days), U-586 (14 days)
To Brest, France: U-566 (35 days)
To Konstanza, Rumania: U-9 (21 days)
To Narvik, Norway: U-334 (32 days)
1943
Sailed:
From Toulon, France: U-593 (lost 13 days later)
U-boats entering base:
To La Pallice U-275 (3 days), U-333 (42 days)
To Lorient, France: U-518 (106 days)
To Pola U-453 (8 days)
To St. Nazaire, France: U-757 (3 days), U-967 (52 days)
1944
Sailed:
From Hamburg, Germany: U-857
From Kiel, Germany: U-325, U-905, U-1055
From Marviken: U-1221
From Singapur: U-532
U-boats at sea on 1 December
Boats entering port on this day are not counted, but boats departing for patrol are. (+) indicates the boat was lost during this patrol.
1939
U-21, U-26, U-28, U-29, U-31, U-38, U-41, U-43, U-47, U-48, U-56, U-58, U-59, U-61.
14 boats at sea.
1940
U-29, U-37, U-43, U-47, U-52, U-65, U-94, U-95, U-99, U-101, U-103, U-140.
12 boats at sea.
1941
U-43, U-67, U-68, U-69, U-79, U-81, U-96, U-105, U-124, U-126, U-127 (+), U-129, U-130, U-131 (+), U-134, U-201, U-205, U-331, U-332, U-372, U-375, U-402, U-431, U-434 (+), U-451, U-453, U-557, U-558, U-559, U-562, U-563, U-565, U-574 (+), U-575, U-584, U-652, U-752, UA.
38 boats at sea.
1942
U-24, U-43, U-67, U-68, U-73, U-77, U-81, U-83, U-84, U-86, U-91, U-92, U-103, U-105, U-106, U-109, U-118, U-124, U-126, U-128, U-129, U-130, U-134, U-135, U-154, U-155, U-159, U-160, U-161, U-163, U-164 (+), U-172, U-174, U-175, U-176, U-177, U-178, U-181, U-183, U-185, U-209, U-211, U-212, U-214, U-217, U-221, U-224, U-254 (+), U-262, U-264, U-332, U-336, U-371, U-373, U-375, U-376, U-378, U-380, U-383, U-405, U-432, U-435, U-439, U-443, U-445, U-453, U-454, U-455, U-460, U-461, U-462, U-465, U-504, U-505, U-507 (+), U-508, U-510, U-513, U-515, U-518, U-519, U-521, U-522, U-524, U-552, U-553, U-561, U-562, U-564, U-565, U-569, U-591, U-592, U-593, U-600, U-601, U-602, U-603, U-604, U-606, U-608, U-609, U-610, U-611 (+), U-615, U-618, U-623, U-624, U-628, U-653, U-657, U-663, U-752, U-753, U-758, UD-3.
116 boats at sea.
1943
U-9, U-19, U-20, U-68, U-92, U-103, U-107, U-129, U-154, U-155, U-170, U-172 (+), U-178, U-190, U-193, U-212, U-218, U-219, U-223, U-228, U-230, U-238, U-262, U-269, U-277, U-284 (+), U-307, U-311, U-354, U-358, U-364 (+), U-387, U-391 (+), U-407, U-415, U-421, U-424, U-445, U-471, U-488, U-510, U-515, U-516, U-530, U-537, U-541, U-543, U-544 (+), U-586, U-593 (+), U-596, U-616, U-618, U-625, U-629, U-636, U-653, U-667, U-672, U-713, U-714, U-734, U-741, U-761, U-764, U-801, U-843, U-850 (+), U-962, U-963, U-969, U-972 (+), U-976, U-981.
74 boats at sea.
1944
U-170, U-181, U-195, U-219, U-286, U-293, U-295, U-296, U-297 (+), U-299, U-300, U-310, U-313, U-315, U-318, U-322 (+), U-325, U-363, U-365 (+), U-387 (+), U-396, U-400 (+), U-475, U-481, U-485, U-486, U-510, U-637, U-650, U-668, U-679 (+), U-680, U-772 (+), U-775, U-806, U-862, U-870, U-877 (+), U-958, U-965, U-978, U-979, U-991, U-992, U-995, U-997, U-1003, U-1020 (+), U-1053, U-1163, U-1202, U-1209 (+), U-1223, U-1227, U-1228, U-1230, U-1231, U-1232.
58 boats at sea.
General Events on 1 December
1952
U-995 was commissioned into the Royal Norwegian Navy as KNM Kaura.
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