German submarine U-1013 explained

German submarine U-1013 was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She was ordered on 23 March 1942, and was laid down on 26 March 1943, at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, as yard number 213. She was launched on 19 January 1944, and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Gerhard Linck on 2 March 1944.[1]

Design

German Type VIIC/41 submarines were preceded by the heavier Type VIIC submarines. U-1013 had a displacement of 769t when at the surface and 871t while submerged. She had a total length of 67.1m (220.1feet), a pressure hull length of 50.5m (165.7feet), an overall beam of 6.2m (20.3feet), a height of 9.6m (31.5feet), and a draught of 4.74m (15.55feet). The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of NaNPS for use while surfaced, two BBC GG UB 720/8 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750PS for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23abbr=onNaNabbr=on propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to .

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, the boat could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . U-1013 was fitted with five 53.30NaN0 torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes or 26 TMA or TMB Naval mines, one 8.82NaN2 SK C/35 naval gun, (220 rounds), one 3.7cm (01.5inches) Flak M42 and two 2sp=usNaNsp=us C/30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and fifty-two.

Service history

U-1013 participated in no war patrols.

U-1013 collided with and sunk on 17 March 1944, in the Baltic Sea near 54.35°N 68°W, after only 15 days in service. Her commander, Oberleutnant zur See Gerhard Linck, and 24 other men died with 26 surviving.

On 16 July 1944, U-1013 was raised and taken to Sassnitz. She was decommissioned there and probably broken up.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: U-1013. Helgason. Guðmundur. German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. 22 March 2016.