U-1305

Type

VIIC/41

Ordered

1 Aug 1942

Laid down

30 Jul 1943

Flensburger Schiffsbau-Ges, Flensburg (werk 498)

Launched

11 Jul 1944

Commissioned

13 Sep 1944

Oblt. Helmut Christiansen

Commanders

13 Sep 1944

10 May 1945

Oblt. (R) Helmuth Christiansen

Career
1 patrol

13 Sep 1944	-	15 Mar 1945	4. Flottille (training)
16 Mar 1945	-	8 May 1945	33. Flottille (active service)

Successes

1 ship sunk, total tonnage 878 GRT

Fate

Surrendered on 10 May 1945 at Loch Eriboll, Scotland (Waller & Niestlé, 2010).

Transferred to Lisahally on 14 May 1945.

Post war information (see more post-war boats):
Allocated to the USSR by the TNC. Arrived Libau (Latvia) on 4 Dec 45 with RN Pennant No: N.25. Allocated to the Baltic Fleet on 13 Feb 46. Renamed S-84 on 9 Jun 49. To reserve on 30 Dec 55. Allocated as a test hulk to the Northern Fleet. Sunk in Barents Sea off Novaja Zemlja during an atomic bomb test on 10 Oct 57. Map position is approximate.

Final location

See the 1 ships hit by U-1305 - View the 1 war patrol

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat

This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus and sailed equipped with it in April 1945 but it was of course installed prior to that date.

Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1305 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.