U-995 Type VIIC/41 at theLaboe Naval Memorial. This U-boat is almost identical toU-1014. | |
| History | |
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| Name | U-1014 |
| Ordered | 23 March 1942 |
| Builder | Blohm & Voss,Hamburg |
| Yard number | 214 |
| Laid down | 25 March 1943 |
| Launched | 30 January 1944 |
| Commissioned | 14 March 1944 |
| Fate | Sunk on 4 February 1945 |
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| Type | Type VIIC/41submarine |
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| Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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| Complement | 44-52 officers & ratings |
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| Identification codes: | M 01 524 |
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| Victories: | None |
German submarineU-1014 was aType VIIC/41U-boat ofNazi Germany'sKriegsmarine duringWorld War II.
She was ordered on 23 March 1942, and waslaid down on 25 March 1943, atBlohm & Voss,Hamburg, as yard number 214. She waslaunched on 30 January 1944, andcommissioned under the command ofOberleutnant zur See Wolfgang Glaser on 14 March 1944.[2]
German Type VIIC/41 submarines were preceded by the heavierType VIIC submarines.U-1014 had a displacement of 769 tonnes (757 long tons) when at the surface and 871 tonnes (857 long tons) while submerged. She had atotal length of 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in), apressure hull length of 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in), an overallbeam of 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and adraught of 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in). The submarine was powered by twoGermaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylindersuperchargeddiesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350 kW; 2,760 to 3,160 shp) for use while surfaced, twoBBC GG UB 720/8double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 metric horsepower (550 kW; 740 shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23 m (4 ft)propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750 ft).[3]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph). When submerged, the boat could operate for 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).U-1014 was fitted with five 53.3 cm (21 in)torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteentorpedoes or 26 TMA or TMBNaval mines, one8.8 cm (3.46 in) SK C/35 naval gun, (220 rounds), one3.7 cm (1.5 in) Flak M42 and two2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had acomplement of between forty-four and fifty-two.[3]
U-1014 participated in one war patrol. Which resulted in no ships damaged or sunk.[2]
U-1014 rammedU-1015, her sister boat, on 19 May 1944, west ofPillau in theBaltic Sea.U-1015 sunk with the loss of 36 of her 40 crewmen.[2]
Two men were killed and three wounded on 16 September 1944, in the harbor ofLibau,Latvia, during aSoviet air raid.
U-1014 hadSchnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus fitted out before January 1945.[2]
On 4 February 1945, 18 days out ofHorten, on her first, and only, war patrol, she was located by theBritishfrigatesHMS Loch Scavaig,HMS Nyasaland,HMS Papua, andHMS Loch Shin.U-1014 was sunk bydepth charges in theNorth Channel, east ofMalin Head, with all 48 of her crew.[2]
The wreck now lies at55°17′N06°44′W / 55.283°N 6.733°W /55.283; -6.733.