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U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
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Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-1001Type VIIC/41
Feldpost NumberM 52 852
Construction YardBlohm und Voß, Hamburg
Yard Number201
Ordered14th Oct 1941
Keel laid31st Dec 1942
Launched6th Oct 1943
Commissioned18th Nov 1943
Baubelehrung8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
11.43 - 07.4431.U-Flottille, Hamburg
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
08.44 - 02.458.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
02.45 - 04.455.U-Flottille, Kiel
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
11.43 - 04.45OL ~ KL Ernst-Ulrich Blaudow

Operations information for U-1001
21.05.1944 - 23.05.1944
First Sailing
U-1001 left Kiel under the command of Ernst-Ulrich Blaudow on 21st May 1944 and arrived at Marviken on 23rd May 1944 after two days.
08.06.1944 - 05.07.1944
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 8th Jun 1944, U-1001 left Marviken under the command of Ernst-Ulrich Blaudow and after nearly four weeks arrived at Bergen on 5th Jul 1944.
09.07.1944 - 09.07.1944
Third Sailing
U-1001 departed under Ernst-Ulrich Blaudow from Bergen on 9th Jul 1944 and arrived at Stavanger on the same day.
28.07.1944 - 01.08.1944
Fourth Sailing
U-1001 left Stavanger under the command of Ernst-Ulrich Blaudow on 28th Jul 1944 and after four days arrived at Kiel on 1st Aug 1944.
03.08.1944 - 06.08.1944
Fifth Sailing
On the 3rd Aug 1944, U-1001 left Kiel under the command of Ernst-Ulrich Blaudow and arrived at Reval on 6th Aug 1944 after three days.
07.08.1944 - 09.08.1944
Sixth Sailing
U-1001 departed under Ernst-Ulrich Blaudow from Reval on 7th Aug 1944 and after two days arrived at Grand Hotel on 9th Aug 1944.
10.08.1944 - 10.08.1944
Seventh Sailing
U-1001 left Grand Hotel under the command of Ernst-Ulrich Blaudow on 10th Aug 1944 and returned the same day.
11.08.1944 - 15.08.1944
Eighth Sailing
On the 11th Aug 1944, U-1001 left Grand Hotel under the command of Ernst-Ulrich Blaudow and returned four days later to Grand Hotel on 15th Aug 1944.
20.08.1944 - 24.08.1944
Ninth Sailing
U-1001 departed under Ernst-Ulrich Blaudow from Grand Hotel on 20th Aug 1944 and arrived back at Grand Hotel four days later on 24th Aug 1944.
26.08.1944 - 26.08.1944
Tenth Sailing
U-1001 left Grand Hotel under the command of Ernst-Ulrich Blaudow on 26th Aug 1944 and arrived at Mira Mare on the same day.
29.08.1944 - 09.09.1944
Eleventh Sailing - active patrol
On the 29th Aug 1944, U-1001 left Mira Mare under the command of Ernst-Ulrich Blaudow and arrived at Reval on 9th Sep 1944 after one and a half weeks.
12.09.1944 - 12.09.1944
Twelfth Sailing
U-1001 departed under Ernst-Ulrich Blaudow from Reval on 12th Sep 1944 and arrived at Baltisch Port on the same day.
21.09.1944 - 02.10.1944
Thirteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-1001 left Baltisch Port under the command of Ernst-Ulrich Blaudow on 21st Sep 1944 and arrived at Libau on 2nd Oct 1944 after one and a half weeks.
04.10.1944 - 01.11.1944
Fourteenth Sailing - active patrol
On the 4th Oct 1944, U-1001 left Libau under the command of Ernst-Ulrich Blaudow and after four weeks arrived at Danzig on 1st Nov 1944.
04.01.1945 - 30.01.1945
Fifteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-1001 departed under Ernst-Ulrich Blaudow from Danzig on 4th Jan 1945 and arrived at Kiel on 30th Jan 1945 after more than three weeks.
05.03.1945 - 08.03.1945
Sixteenth Sailing
U-1001 left Kiel under the command of Ernst-Ulrich Blaudow on 5th Mar 1945 and after three days arrived at Horten on 8th Mar 1945.
10.03.1945 - 11.03.1945
Seventeenth Sailing
On the 10th Mar 1945, U-1001 left Horten under the command of Ernst-Ulrich Blaudow and arrived at Kristiansand on 11th Mar 1945 after one day.
11.03.1945 - 04.04.1945
Eighteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-1001 departed under Ernst-Ulrich Blaudow from Kristiansand on 11th Mar 1945. U-1001 was sunk on 4th Apr 1945.

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