German submarine U-1001
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German submarine U-1001 was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
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U-995 Type VIIC/41 at the Laboe Naval Memorial. This U-boat is almost identical to U-1001. | |
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Name | U-1001 |
Ordered | 14 October 1941 |
Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
Yard number | 201 |
Laid down | 31 December 1942 |
Launched | 6 October 1943 |
Commissioned | 18 November 1943 |
Fate | Sunk on 8 April 1945 |
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Type | Type VIIC/41 submarine |
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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 34 668 |
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Victories: | None |
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She was ordered on 14 October 1941, and was laid down on 31 December 1942, at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, as yard number 201. She was launched on 6 October 1943, and commissioned under the command of Kapitänleutnant Ernst-Ulrich Blaudow on 18 November 1943.[2]