U-995 Type VIIC/41 at theLaboe Naval Memorial. This U-boat is almost identical toU-1005. | |
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| Name | U-1005 |
| Ordered | 14 October 1941 |
| Builder | Blohm & Voss,Hamburg |
| Yard number | 205 |
| Laid down | 29 January 1943 |
| Launched | 17 November 1943 |
| Commissioned | 30 December 1943 |
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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 54 124 |
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| Victories: | None |
German submarineU-1005 was aType VIIC/41U-boat ofNazi Germany'sKriegsmarine duringWorld War II.
She was ordered on 14 October 1941, and waslaid down on 29 January 1943, atBlohm & Voss,Hamburg, as yard number 205. She waslaunched on 17 November 1943, andcommissioned under the command ofOberleutnant zur See Joachim Methner on 30 December 1943.[3]
German Type VIIC/41 submarines were preceded by the heavierType VIIC submarines.U-1005 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).[4]
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-1005 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.[4]
U-1005 participated in two war patrol which resulted in no ships damaged or sunk.[3]
U-1005 hadSchnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus fitted out sometime before February 1945.[3]
On 14 May 1945,U-1005 surrendered atBergen, Norway and was transferred toLoch Ryan, Scotland on 2 June 1945, where she would wait nearly six months for her final fate. Of the 156 U-boats that eventually surrendered to the Allied forces at the end of the war,U-1005 was one of 116 selected to take part inOperation Deadlight.U-1005 was towed out butfoundered on 5 December 1945, becoming one of the 56 U-boats that sank before reaching the scuttling areas.[3]
The wreck now lies at55°33′N8°27′W / 55.550°N 8.450°W /55.550; -8.450.[3]