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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-1064Type VIIC/41
Feldpost NumberM 41 096
Construction YardF.Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel-Gaarden
Yard Number701
Ordered14th Oct 1941
Keel laid23rd Sep 1943
Launched22nd Jun 1944
Commissioned29th Jul 1944
Baubelehrung1.KLA, Kiel
Training, Flotillas and Duties
07.44 - 01.455.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
02.45 - 05.4511.U-Flottille, Bergen
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
06.44 - 05.45KK Karl-Hermann Schneidewind

Operations information for U-1064
16.01.1945 - 17.01.1945
First Sailing
U-1064 left Kiel under the command of Karl-Hermann Schneidewind on 16th Jan 1945 and arrived at Kalundborg on 17th Jan 1945 after one day.
22.01.1945 - 23.01.1945
Second Sailing
On the 22nd Jan 1945, U-1064 left Kalundborg under the command of Karl-Hermann Schneidewind and after one day arrived at Horten on 23rd Jan 1945.
29.01.1945 - 02.02.1945
Third Sailing
U-1064 departed under Karl-Hermann Schneidewind from Horten on 29th Jan 1945 and arrived at Bergen on 2nd Feb 1945 after four days.
07.02.1945 - 09.04.1945
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-1064 left Bergen under the command of Karl-Hermann Schneidewind on 7th Feb 1945 and after more than eight weeks arrived at Trondheim on 9th Apr 1945.
Karl-Hermann Schneidewind hit one ship on this patrol from convoy UR-155.
  • On 21st Feb 1945 he sank the Icelandic 1,564 ton Dettifoss, sailing with convoy UR-155.

Notes for U-1064


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