ubootwaffe.net
Kriegsmarine and U-Boat history

   home   |    forum   |    u-boats   |    positions   |    at sea by date   |    ships   |    sunk by date   |    crew lists   |    glossary   |    research   |    articles   |    U 505   |    about   

Erich Topp's Red Devil
© S. Burbridge
Image courtesy of SubArt.net
U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner & Walter Janssens
Detail Consultant —  Horst Schmeisser
Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-1002Type VIIC/41
Feldpost NumberM 52 880
Construction YardBlohm und Voß, Hamburg
Yard Number202
Ordered14th Oct 1941
Keel laid4th Jan 1943
Launched6th Oct 1943
Commissioned30th Nov 1943
Baubelehrung8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
11.43 - 02.4531.U-Flottille, Hamburg
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
02.45 - 05.4511.U-Flottille, Bergen
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
11.43 - 07.44OL Albrecht Schubart
see also: U-2520 
07.44 - 05.45OL Hans-Heinz Boos
see also: U-1015 

Operations information for U-1002
09.02.1945 - 13.02.1945
First Sailing
U-1002 left Kiel under the command of Hans-Heinz Boos on 9th Feb 1945 and arrived at Horten on 13th Feb 1945 after four days.
20.02.1945 - 09.04.1945
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 20th Feb 1945, U-1002 left Horten under the command of Hans-Heinz Boos and after nearly seven weeks arrived at Bergen on 9th Apr 1945.

Notes for U-1002


We have 27 crew names for this boat. click here for crew names of U 1002
You can perform other crew searches here. Note that the number of names we give possibly includes prior crew members.

You can discuss this boat or ask questions at the ubootwaffe.net forums

We don't have extra information on
any relevant ships here.

Make another query
U-

    home   |    forum   |    u-boats   |    positions   |    at sea by date   |    ships   |    sunk by date   |    crew lists   |    glossary   |    research   |    articles   |    U 505   |    about