| German submarine U-1051 | |
|---|---|
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
| Name: | U-1051 |
| Ordered: | 5 June 1941 |
| Builder: | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number: | 685 |
| Laid down: | 8 February 1943 |
| Launched: | 3 February 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 4 March 1944 |
| Fate: | Sunk 26 January 1945 in the Irish Sea in position 53°39′N 05°23′W / 53.65°N 5.383°W, by ramming and depth charges from Royal Navy frigates HMS Aylmer, HMS Calder, HMS Bentinck, HMS Manners. |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type: | Type VIIC submarine |
| Displacement: |
769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged |
| Length: |
67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: |
6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Draft: | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × supercharged Germaniawerft 6-cylinder 4-stroke F46 diesel engines, totalling 2,800–3,200 bhp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490 2 × BBC GG UB 720/8 electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) and max rpm: 296 |
| Speed: |
17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged |
| Range: |
8,500 nmi (15,700 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 80 nmi (150 km) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: |
230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft) |
| Complement: | 44–52 officers & ratings |
| Armament: |
5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) Various AA guns |
| Service record[2] | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
5th U-boat Flotilla (4 March 1944 - 31 December 1944) - Training 11th U-boat Flotilla (1 January 1945 - 26 January 1945) |
| Commanders: |
Oblt.z.S. Heinrich von Holleben (4 March 1944 - 26 January 1945) |
| Operations: |
1st patrol: 28 December 1944 - 26 January 1945 |
| Victories: |
1 merchant ship sunk (1,152 GRT) 1 warship total loss (1,300 tons) |
German submarine U-1051 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 8 February 1943 by Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel as yard number 685, launched on 3 February 1944 and commissioned on 4 March 1944 under Oberleutnant zur See Heinrich von Holleben.
Service History[]
The boat's career began with training at 5th U-boat Flotilla on 4 March 1944, followed by active service on 1 January 1945 as part of the 11th Flotilla and was sunk just 3 weeks later on her first patrol.
In 1 patrol she sank 1 merchant ship, for a total of 1,152 gross register tons (GRT) and 1 warship total loss for 1,300 tons.
Wolfpacks[]
U-1051 took part in no wolfpacks.
Fate[]
U-1051 was sunk 26 January 1945 in the Irish Sea in position 53°39′N 05°23′W / 53.65°N 5.383°W, by ramming and depth charges from Royal Navy frigates HMS Aylmer, HMS Calder, HMS Bentinck, HMS Manners. All hands were lost.
Summary of Raiding Career[]
| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January 1945 | Galatea |  Norway
|
1,152 | Sunk |
| 21 January 1945 | HMS Manners |  Royal Navy
|
1,300 | Total loss |
References[]
- ↑ Gröner 1985, pp. 72-74.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-1051". http://www.uboat.net/boats/u1051.html. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-1051". http://www.uboat.net/boats/successes/u1051.html. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
Bibliography[]
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999) (in German). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
- Gröner, Erich (1985) (in German). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher. III. Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4802-4.
- Sharpe, Peter (1998). U-Boat Fact File. Great Britain: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-072-9.
External links[]
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-1051". http://www.uboat.net/boats/u1051.htm. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
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