U-995 Type VIIC/41 at theLaboe Naval Memorial. This U-boat is almost identical toU-1305. | |
| History | |
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| Name | U-1305 |
| Ordered | 1 August 1942 |
| Builder | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft,Flensburg |
| Yard number | 498 |
| Laid down | 30 July 1943 |
| Launched | 11 July 1944 |
| Commissioned | 13 September 1944 |
| Fate | Surrendered on 10 May 1945 |
| Name | S-84 |
| Commissioned | 13 February 1946 |
| Fate | Sunk on 10 October 1957 during an atomic bomb test |
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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 44 117 |
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| Victories: | 1 merchant ship sunk (878 GRT) |
German submarineU-1305 was aType VIIC/41U-boat ofNazi Germany'sKriegsmarine duringWorld War II.
She was ordered on 1 August 1942, and waslaid down on 30 July 1943, atFlensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft,Flensburg, as yard number 498. She waslaunched on 11 July 1944, andcommissioned under the command ofOberleutnant zur See Helmuth Christiansen on 13 September 1944.[2]
German Type VIIC/41 submarines were preceded by the heavierType VIIC submarines.U-1305 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, 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 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-1305 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) 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]
On 10 May 1945,U-1305 surrendered atLoch Eriboll, Scotland. She was later transferred toLisahally on 14 May 1945.[2]
TheTNC allocatedU-1305 to theSoviet Union. On 4 December 1945, she arrived inLibau,Latvia, asBritishN-classN25. On 13 February 1946, the Soviet Navy allocated her to theBaltic Fleet. She was renamedS-84 on 9 June 1949, then sent to the reserve fleet on 30 December 1955.S-84 went to theNorthern Fleet as a test hulk and was later sunk in theBarents Sea on 10 October 1957, during anatomic bomb test off ofNovaya Zemlya.[2]
The wreck now lies approximately at70°42′11″N54°36′00″E / 70.703°N 54.6°E /70.703; 54.6.
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) | Fate[4] |
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| 24 April 1945 | Monmouth Coast | 878 | Sunk |