German submarine U-1060

{{Short description|German World War II submarine}}

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|Ship country=Nazi Germany

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|Ship name=U-1060

|Ship ordered=25 August 1941

|Ship builder=Germaniawerft, Kiel

|Ship yard number=694

|Ship laid down=7 July 1942

|Ship launched=8 March 1943

|Ship commissioned=15 May 1943

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|Ship fate=Grounded on 27 October 1944

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|Ship class=Type VIIF submarine

|Ship displacement=

  • {{convert|1084|t|LT|0|lk=on}} surfaced
  • {{convert|1181|t|LT|0|abbr=on}} submerged

|Ship length=

  • {{convert|77.63|m|ftin|abbr=on}} o/a
  • {{convert|60.40|m|ftin|abbr=on}} pressure hull

|Ship beam=

  • {{convert|7.30|m|ftin|abbr=on}} o/a
  • {{convert|4.70|m|ftin|abbr=on}} pressure hull

|Ship height={{convert|9.60|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|Ship draught={{convert|4.91|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|Ship power=

  • {{convert|2800|–|3200|PS|kW bhp|abbr=on}} (diesels)
  • {{convert|750|PS|kW shp|abbr=on}} (electric)

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  • {{convert|16.9
17.6|kn}} surfaced
  • {{convert|7.9|kn}} submerged
  • |Ship range=

    • {{convert|14,700|nmi|abbr=on|lk=on}} at {{convert|10|kn}} surfaced
    • {{convert|75|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|4|kn}}submerged

    |Ship test depth=

    • {{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=on}}
    • Calculated crush depth: {{convert|220|–|240|m|ft|abbr=on}}

    |Ship crew=4 officers, 42 enlisted

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    |codes=M 52 184

    |commanders=

    • Oblt.z.S. Herbert Brammer
    • 15 May 1943 – 27 October 1944

    |operations=*6 patrols:

    • 1st patrol:
    • a. 14 – 16 December 1943
    • b. 17 – 23 December 1943
    • c. 29 December 1943 – 7 January 1944
    • 2nd patrol:
    • a. 18 – 27 January 1944
    • b. 1 – 5 February 1944
    • c. 6 February 1944
    • d. 9 February 1944
    • e. 10 – 12 February 1944
    • 3rd patrol:
    • a. 28 March – 6 April 1944
    • b. 10 – 27 April 1944
    • 4th patrol:
    • a. 13 – 20 May 1944
    • b. 23 – 28 May 1944
    • c. 30 May 1944
    • d. 31 May 1944
    • e. 1 – 3 June 1944
    • 5th patrol:
    • a. 20 – 24 June 1944
    • b. 24 – 26 June 1944
    • c. 30 June – 2 July 1944
    • d. 3 – 5 July 1944
    • e. 7 July 1944
    • f. 8 – 10 July 1944
    • g. 11 July 1944
    • h. 12 July 1944
    • i. 13 – 15 July 1944
    • 6th patrol:
    • a. 7 – 9 October 1944
    • b. 12 – 17 October 1944
    • c. 22 – 25 October 1944
    • d. 26 – 27 October 1944

    |victories=None

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    German submarine U-1060 was a Type VIIF submarine of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine in World War II.

    U-1060 was one of four Type VIIF torpedo transport submarines, which could carry up to 40 torpedoes,{{sfn|Gröner|1991|page=104}} and were used to re-supply other U-boats at sea. U-1060 commissioned on 15 May 1943, served from 15 May 1943 until 27 October 1944 with 5th U-boat Flotilla, a training unit.

    Design

    As one of the four German Type VIIF submarines, U-1060 had a displacement of {{convert|1084|t|LT}} when at the surface and {{convert|1181|t|LT}} while submerged.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|p=67}} She had a total length of {{convert|77.63|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a pressure hull length of {{convert|60.40|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a beam of {{convert|7.30|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a height of {{convert|9.60|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, and a draught of {{convert|4.91|m|ftin|abbr=on}}. The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 supercharged four-stroke, six-cylinder diesel engines producing a total of {{convert|2800 to 3200|PS|kW shp|-1}} for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8-276 double-acting electric motors producing a total of {{convert|750|shp|PS kW}} for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two {{convert|1.23|m|ft|abbr=on|0}} propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to {{convert|230|m}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|p=67}}

    The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|16.9|-|17.6|kn}} and a maximum submerged speed of {{convert|7.9|kn}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|p=67}} When submerged, the boat could operate for {{convert|75|nmi}} at {{convert|4|kn}}; when surfaced, she could travel {{convert|14700|nmi}} at {{convert|10|kn}}. U-1060 was fitted with five {{convert|53.3|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one 8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and various anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between 44 and 60.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|p=67}}

    Service history

    U-1060 did not conduct any offensive patrols. Between December 1943 and October 1944 she made six voyages transporting torpedoes from the naval base in Kiel to ports in German-occupied Norway.{{Cite web |url=http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/u1060.html |title=Patrols by U-1060 |last=Helgason |first=Guðmundur |website=uboat.net |access-date=30 November 2009}}

    On 27 October 1944 Fleet Air Arm Fireflies and Barracudas from the aircraft carrier {{HMS|Implacable|R86|6}} attacked U-1060 with rockets and depth charges, and the submarine ran aground on the Norwegian island of Fleina south of Brønnøysund.{{sfn|Vančata|2013|p=69}}

    On the morning of 29 October 1944, two Liberator C Mk V heavy bombers of the Czechoslovak-manned No. 311 Squadron RAF from RAF Tain in Scotland attacked the grounded submarine with wing-mounted SAP60 semi-armour piercing rocket projectiles (RP's).{{sfn|Osolsobě|1990|pp=200–206}} Liberator FL949/Y led by Flg Off Josef Pavelka hit her with seven RP's. The rocket projectile sight aboard Liberator BZ723/H led by Sqn Ldr Alois Šedivý failed, but its crew managed to hit the submarine with another eight RP's. BZ723/H also dropped four depth charges, two of which straddled U-1060 abaft her conning tower.{{sfn|Vančata|2013|pp=69–70}}

    Finally two Halifax heavy bombers of No. 502 Squadron RAF depth charged the submarine.{{sfn|Osolsobě|1990|pp=200–206}}{{sfn|Vančata|2013|p=70}} 12 of U-1060{{'}}s crew died and 43 survived.{{Cite web |url=http://uboat.net/boats/u1060.htm |title=The Type VIIF boat U-1060 |last=Helgason |first=Guðmundur |website=uboat.net |access-date=30 November 2009}}

    References

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    Bibliography

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    • {{Cite book |last=Bishop |first=Chris |title=Kriegsmarine U-Boats, 1939–45 |publisher=Amber Books |year=2006 |isbn=978-1-904687-96-2 |location=London }}
    • {{Cite book |last1=Busch |first1=Rainer |title=German U-boat commanders of World War II: a biographical dictionary |last2=Röll |first2=Hans-Joachim |publisher=Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press |year=1999 |isbn=1-55750-186-6 |location=London, Annapolis |translator-last=Brooks |translator-first=Geoffrey }}
    • {{Cite book |last1=Busch |first1=Rainer |title=Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 |last2=Röll |first2=Hans-Joachim |series=Der U-Boot-Krieg |publisher=Mittler |year=1999 |isbn=3-8132-0514-2 |volume=IV |location=Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn |language=de |trans-title=German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945 }}
    • {{Cite book |last1=Gröner |first1=Erich |title=German Warships 1815–1945, U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels |last2=Jung |first2=Dieter |last3=Maass |first3=Martin |publisher=Conway Maritime Press |year=1991 |isbn=0-85177-593-4 |volume=2 |location=London |translator-last=Thomas |translator-first=Keith |ref=CITEREFGröner1991 |translator-last2=Magowan |translator-first2=Rachel}}
    • {{Cite book |last=Osolsobě |first=Jiří |title=Zbylo nás devět |date=1990 |publisher=Naše vojsko |isbn=80-206-0207-0 |edition=2nd |location=Prague |pages=200–206 |language=cs }}, the author was the second pilot in Liberator FL949/Y
    • {{Cite book |last=Vančata |first=Pavel |title=311 Squadron |publisher=Stratus, for Mushroom Model Publications |year=2013 |isbn=978-83-61421-43-6 |location=Sandomierz |pages=66–70 }}

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