German submarine U-1060

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

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History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-1060
Ordered	25 August 1941
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number	694
Laid down	7 July 1942
Launched	8 March 1943
Commissioned	15 May 1943
Fate	Grounded on 27 October 1944
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIF submarine
Displacement	1,084 tonnes (1,067 long tons) surfaced 1,181 t (1,162 long tons) submerged
Length	77.63 m (254 ft 8 in) o/a 60.40 m (198 ft 2 in) pressure hull
Beam	7.30 m (23 ft 11 in) o/a 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.91 m (16 ft 1 in)
Installed power	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels) 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed	16.9–17.6 knots (31.3–32.6 km/h; 19.4–20.3 mph) surfaced 7.9 knots (14.6 km/h; 9.1 mph) submerged
Range	14,700 nmi (27,200 km; 16,900 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 75 nmi (139 km; 86 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph)submerged
Test depth	200 m (660 ft) Calculated crush depth: 220–240 m (720–790 ft)
Crew	4 officers, 42 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) 14 × torpedoes or up to 40 in transport role 1 × 3.7 centimetres (1.5 in) SK C/30 anti-aircraft gun (1,195 rounds) 2 × 2 centimetres (0.79 in) Flak anti-aircraft guns (4,380 rounds)
Service record
Part of:	5th U-boat Flotilla 15 May 1943 – 27 October 1944
Identification 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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U-1060 was one of four Type VIIF torpedo transport submarines, which could carry up to 40 torpedoes,^[1] 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.

As one of the four German Type VIIF submarines, U-1060 had a displacement of 1,084 tonnes (1,067 long tons) when at the surface and 1,181 tonnes (1,162 long tons) while submerged.^[2] She had a total length of 77.63 m (254 ft 8 in), a pressure hull length of 60.40 m (198 ft 2 in), a beam of 7.30 m (23 ft 11 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and a draught of 4.91 m (16 ft 1 in). The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 supercharged four-stroke, six-cylinder diesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350 kW; 2,760 to 3,160 shp) for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8-276 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 shaft horsepower (760 PS; 560 kW) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23 m (4 ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750 ft).^[2]

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 16.9–17.6 knots (31.3–32.6 km/h; 19.4–20.3 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.9 knots (14.6 km/h; 9.1 mph).^[2] When submerged, the boat could operate for 75 nautical miles (139 km; 86 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 14,700 nautical miles (27,200 km; 16,900 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). U-1060 was fitted with five 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one 8.8 cm (3.46 in) SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and various anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between 44 and 60.^[2]

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.^[3]

On 27 October 1944 Fleet Air Arm Fireflies and Barracudas from the aircraft carrier HMS Implacable attacked U-1060 with rockets and depth charges, and the submarine ran aground on the Norwegian island of Fleina south of Brønnøysund.^[4]

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).^[5] 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.^[6]

Finally two Halifax heavy bombers of No. 502 Squadron RAF depth charged the submarine.^[5][7] 12 of U-1060's crew died and 43 survived.^[8]