 Type VIIC submarineU-570 which looked almost identical toU-1054. | |
| History | |
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 Nazi Germany | |
| Name | U-1054 |
| Ordered | 5 June 1941 |
| Builder | F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG,Kiel |
| Yard number | 688 |
| Laid down | 30 March 1943 |
| Launched | 24 February 1944 |
| Commissioned | 25 March 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 16 September 1944 |
| Fate | Scrapped in May 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Type VIICsubmarine |
| Displacement | 864.7 t (851long tons) submerged |
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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 | 44–57 crew |
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| Identification codes: | M 50 425 |
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| Operations: | None |
| Victories: | None |
German submarineU-1054 was aType VIICU-boat ofNazi Germany'sKriegsmarine duringWorld War II.[1]
U-1054 waslaid down on 30 March 1943 at the F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG yard inKiel, Germany. She waslaunched on 24 February 1944 andcommissioned on 25 March 1944 under the command ofOberleutnant zur See Wolfgang Riekeberg.[2]
When she was completed, the submarine was 67.10 metres (220 ft 2 in) long, with a beam of 6.18 metres (20 ft 3 in), a height of 9.60 metres (31 ft 6 in) and a draft of 4.74 metres (15 ft 7 in). She was assessed at 864.7 t (851 long tons) submerged. 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 and twoAEG GU 460/8-276double-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 submarine was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750 ft), had a maximum surface speed of 17.6 knots (32.6 km/h; 20.3 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph).When submerged, theU-boat could operate for 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) and when surfaced, she could travel 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).[3]
The submarine was fitted with five 53.3 cm (21 in)torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteentorpedoes, one8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds), one3.7 cm (1.5 in) Flak M42 and two twin2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had acomplement of 44 to 57 men.[3]
U-1054 was used as a Training ship in the5th U-boat Flotilla from 25 March 1944 until 16 September 1944, she was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in March 1944.[2]
U-1054 was en route toKiel on 18 August 1944 at 16:30, when she collided with the German hospital shipPeter Wessel in theBaltic Sea at54°19′N10°09′E / 54.317°N 10.150°E /54.317; 10.150. The submarine was towed toKiel, where repairs were attempted from 22 August until 15 September 1944. On 16 September 1944, the submarine was decommissioned. She was originally going to be used for detonation tests, but instead remained in Kiel and was scrapped by British forces in May 1945.[1]
