List of all U-boats
U-1007
Type | VIIC/41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ordered | 23 Mar 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Laid down | 15 Feb 1943 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 207) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Launched | 8 Dec 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commissioned | 18 Jan 1944 | Kptlt. Hans Hornkohl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fate |
Scuttled on 2 May 1945 in the Trave river north-east of Lübeck, in position 53.54,4N, 10.50,9E, after being badly damaged by rockets from four British Typhoon aircraft (245 Sqn RAF). 2 dead, unknown number of survivors. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Final location |
U-1007 was strafed and attacked with rockets by four Typhoon aircraft (245 Sqn RAF, pilots F/Lt F.S. Murphy, F/O F.J. Pearson, W/O K.D. Woddan and F/Sgt C.M. Brocklehurst) in the Trave river north-east of Lübeck. One man was killed and another later died of wounds in a hospital. The badly damaged boat was beached and scuttled. The wreck was raised in May 1946 and broken up.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1007 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 3 emblem entries for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
Grey Wolf |
Tree on White Shield |
Raven with Bottle wearing Cap |
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