German submarine U-1102 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
The U-1102 was laid down on 16 April 1943 at the Nordseewerke shipyard in Emden, Germany. She was launched on 15 January 1944 and commissioned on 22 February 1944 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Bernhard Schwarting.[1]
When she was completed, the submarine was 67.1m (220.1feet) long, with a beam of 6.18m (20.28feet), a height of 9.6m (31.5feet) and a draft of 4.74m (15.55feet). She was assessed at 864.70NaN0 submerged. The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of NaNPS for use while surfaced and two SSW GU 343/38-8 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 submarine was capable of operating at depths of up to, had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of .When submerged, the U-boat could operate for at and when surfaced, she could travel at .
The submarine was fitted with five 53.30NaN0 torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one 8.82NaN2 deck gun (220 rounds), one 3.7cm (01.5inches) Flak M42 and two twin 2sp=usNaNsp=us C/30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of 44 to 57 men.[2]
U-1102 was used as a Training ship in the 8th U-boat Flotilla from 22 February 1944 until 12 May 1944. On 24 March 1944, the U-boat sank during a diving accident at the U-boat base quay in Pillau. Two crew members were lost in the incident and U-1102 was raised and decommissioned on 12 May 1944. She was brought to Danzig for repairs and returned to service as a school boat on 15 August 1944 under the command of a new commander Oberleutnant zur See Erwin Sell.[1] U-1102 took part in the Operation Hannibal and sailed on the 1 January 1945 from Gotenhafen to Swinemünde[3] and finally to Kiel where she surrendered.
U-1102 surrendered on 13 May 1945 in the Hohwacht Bay, Germany to the Allied Forces. The submarine was transferred to Wilhelmshaven via Kiel and was transferred to Loch Ryan on 23 June 1945. She stayed in Loch Ryan until her sinking in Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation) on 21 December 1945, when she was towed to sea by the British destroyer .
U-1102 was sunk at 15:05 on 21 December 1945 in the North Atlantic, North-West off the coast of Ireland by naval gun fire from the Polish destroyer, the British destroyers and HMS Zetland and the British sloop .[1]
Her wreck lies at 56.0667°N -44°W.[4]