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Coordinates:53°54′N10°50′E / 53.900°N 10.833°E /53.900; 10.833

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German World War II submarine

History
U-995 Type VIIC/41 at theLaboe Naval Memorial. This U-boat is almost identical toU-1007.
Nazi Germany
Name	U-1007
Ordered	23 March 1942
Builder	Blohm & Voss,Hamburg
Yard number	207
Laid down	15 February 1943
Launched	8 December 1943
Commissioned	18 January 1944
Fate	Scuttled on 2 May 1945
General characteristics
Type	Type VIIC/41 submarine
Displacement	757long tons (769 t) surfaced 857 long tons (871 t) submerged
Length	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in)o/a 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in)pressure hull
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power	2 ×diesel engines 2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels) 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion	2 ×electric motors 2 ×screws
Speed	17.7knots (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; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	250 m (820 ft) Calculated 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 or TMBNaval mines 1 ×8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) 1 ×3.7 cm (1.5 in) Flak M42 AA gun 2 ×2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA guns
Service record
Part of:	31st U-boat Flotilla 18 January – 31 May 1944 1st U-boat Flotilla 1 June – 31 July 1944 24th U-boat Flotilla 1 August 1944 – 28 February 1945 31st U-boat Flotilla 1 March – 2 May 1945
Identification codes:	M 54 196
Commanders:	Kptlt. Hans Hornkohl^[1] 18 January – 9 July 1944 Oblt.z.S. Leonhard Klingspor^[2] 3 – 7 July 1944 Oblt.z.S. Helmut Wicke^[3] 10 July 1944 – February 1945 Oblt.z.S. Karl-Heinz Raabe^[4] February – April 1945 Kptlt. Ernst von Witzendorff^[5] April – 2 May 1945
Operations:	1 patrol: a. 10 – 27 Jun 1944 b. 3 – 5 July 1944 c. 5 – 6 July 1944 d. 7 July 1944 e. 7 – 9 July 1944
Victories:	None

German submarineU-1007 was aType VIIC/41 U-boat ofNazi Germany'sKriegsmarine duringWorld War II.

She was ordered on 23 March 1942, and waslaid down on 15 February 1943, atBlohm & Voss,Hamburg, as yard number 207. She waslaunched on 8 December 1943, andcommissioned under the command ofKapitänleutnant Hans Hornkohl on 18 January 1944.^[6]

Design

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German Type VIIC/41 submarines were preceded by the heavierType VIIC submarines.U-1007 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-cylindersupercharged diesel 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).^[7]

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-1007 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.^[7]

Service history

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U-1007 participated in one war patrol which resulted in no ships damaged or sunk.^[6]

On 2 May 1945,U-1007 was in theTrave River north-east ofLübeck,53°54′N10°50′E / 53.900°N 10.833°E /53.900; 10.833, when she was attacked by fourHawker Typhoon's of the245th Sqn RAF piloted byF/Lt F.S. Murphy,F/O F.J. Pearson,W/O K.D. Woddan, andF/Sgt C.M. Brocklehurst. Therockets from the Typhoons badly damagedU-1007 forcing her crew to beach and scuttle her. Two of the crew died from the attack, one during and another of wounds in a hospital.^[6]

The wreck was raised in May 1946 and broken up.^[6]

References

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^Helgason, Guðmundur."Hans Hornkohl".German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved19 March 2016.
^Helgason, Guðmundur."Leonhard Klingspor".German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved19 March 2016.
^Helgason, Guðmundur."Helmut Wicke".German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved19 March 2016.
^Helgason, Guðmundur."Karl-Heinz Raabe".German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved19 March 2016.
^Helgason, Guðmundur."Ernst von Witzendorff".German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved19 March 2016.
^^a ^b ^c ^dHelgason, Guðmundur."U-1007".German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved19 March 2016.
^^a ^bGröner 1991, pp. 43–44.

Bibliography

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Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999).German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press.ISBN 1-55750-186-6.
Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999).Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945]. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler.ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991).German Warships 1815–1945, U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press.ISBN 0-85177-593-4.

External links

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Helgason, Guðmundur."Patrols by U-1007".German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net.

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v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in May 1945
Shipwrecks	1 May:Argo,TA 43,U-3006,U-3009 2 May:Admiral Hipper,USS Thornton,U-8,U-14,U-60,U-61,U-62,U-71,U-72,U-120,U-121,U-137,U-139,U-140,U-141,U-142,U-146,U-148,U-151,U-152,U-316,U-552,U-554,U-612,U-717,U-929,U-1007,U-1308,U-2327,U-2359,U-2510,U-2526,U-2527,U-2528,U-2531,U-3002,U-3016,U-3018,U-3019,U-3020,U-3021,U-3504,U-3516,U-3517,U-3521,U-3522 3 May:Arcona,Cap Arcona,Deutschland,Emden,USS Lagarto,USS Little,USS LSM(R)-195,Medusa,Nordland,Schlesien,TA22,Thielbek,UA,UB,UD-1,UD-2,UD-3,UD-4,U-48,U-52,U-57,U-58,U-59,U-101,U-328,U-339,U-428,U-446,U-475,U-560,U-704,U-708,U-747,U-748,U-795,U-822,U-828,U-876,U-903,U-922,U-924,U-958,U-1166,U-1170,U-1192,U-1196,U-1201,U-1205,U-1210,U-1227,U-1275,U-2330,U-2332,U-2355,U-2371,U-2501,U-2503,U-2504,U-2508,U-2512,U-2519,U-2520,U-2521,U-2524,U-2533,U-2534,U-2535,U-2536,U-2539,U-2543,U-2545,U-2546,U-2548,U-2552,U-3001,U-3005,U-3010,U-3011,U-3012,U-3013,U-3014,U-3023,U-3024,U-3025,U-3026,U-3027,U-3028,U-3029,U-3031,U-3032,U-3037,U-3038,U-3039,U-3040,U-3507,U-3509,U-3511,U-3513,U-3518,U-3525,U-3530,U-4705,U-4712,Z43 4 May:USS LSM(R)-190,USS LSM(R)-194,USS Luce,USS Morrison,Orion,USS PGM-17,U-30,U-46,U-267,U-393,U-711,U-721,U-792,U-793,U-904,U-1132,U-1161,U-1168,U-1303,U-1304,U-2338,U-2540,U-3033,U-3034,U-4709,U-4711 5 May:T36,U-17,U-38,U-236,U-290,U-349,U-351,U-370,U-397,U-534,U-579,U-733,U-746,U-750,U-794,U-827,U-999,U-1008,U-1016,U-1025,U-1056,U-1162,U-1193,U-1204,U-1207,U-1223,U-1234,U-1306,U-1405,U-2333,U-2339,U-2343,U-2346,U-2347,U-2349,U-2352,U-2357,U-2358,U-2360,U-2362,U-2364,U-2366,U-2367,U-2368,U-2369,U-2507,U-2517,U-2522,U-2525,U-2541,U-2544,U-2551,U-3015,U-3022,U-3044,U-3501,U-3510,U-3524,U-3526,U-3527,U-3528,U-3529,U-4701,U-4702,U-4703,U-4704,U-4707,U-4710 6 May:U-853,U-881,U-3523 7 May:Avondale Park,Sneland I,U-1407 8 May:U-37,U-320,U-382,U-2365,U-2538,U-3030,U-3503 16 May:Haguro,Hatsutaka,U-287 18 May:USS Longshaw 20 May:U-963 24 May:HMMotor Gun Boat 2007,U-979 25 May:USS Bates,USS LSM-135 28 May:USS Drexler 29 May:Tenryo Maru 31 May:I-361,Uzbekistan
Other incidents	3 May:USS Aaron Ward 4 May:HMS Formidable,USS Sangamon 9 May:USS England,USS Oberrender 11 May:USS Bunker Hill,USS Evans,USS Hugh W. Hadley 19 May:Kashima,HMS Terrapin 20 May:USS Chase,USS Thatcher 25 May:USS Barry,USS Spectacle,William B. Allison 26 May:USS PC-1603 29 May:USS Shubrick 31 May:Hebrides Unknown date:Nymphe,U-1197
194419451946 April 1945June 1945

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