U-3004

Type

XXI

Ordered

6 Nov 1943

Laid down

4 Jun 1944

AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1163)

Launched

26 Jul 1944

Commissioned

30 Aug 1944

Kptlt. Helmut Thurmann

Commanders

30 Aug 1944	-	13 Mar 1945		Kptlt. Helmut Thurmann
18 Mar 1945	-	18 Apr 1945		Kptlt. Otto Peschel

Career
No patrols

30 Aug 1944

2 May 1945

4. Flottille (training)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

This is one of 3 type XXI boats buried in the Elbe II bunker in Hamburg.

The boats trapped there are U-2505, U-3004 and U-3506. They are lying on the surface at low tide but are not accessible to the casual observer and stationed on private property. I believe the bunker has been filled with gravel now to prevent injuries as the area is considered dangerous.

Final location

The fate below is an incorrect but a very common one in many sources.

Previously recorded fate

Scuttled on 2 May, 1945 at Hamburg. Wreck 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-3004 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.