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U-1020 1945

U-1020
Image: Darkone, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).

Key facts

NameU-1020Wikidata label
Year lost1945Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier
EraSecond World Warderived from year
Ship typesubmarine, U-boatWikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flagNazi GermanyWikidata P8047 country of registry
OperatorKriegsmarineWikidata P137 operator
ConflictBattle of the AtlanticWikidata P607 conflict
Sea / oceanNorth SeaNatural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coastScotlandNatural Earth (public domain); approx. 67 km from land
Position56.5500, -1.3200Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0)

About the wreck

German submarine U-1020 was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She was ordered on 13 June 1942, and was laid down on 30 April 1943, at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, as yard number 220. She was launched on 22 March 1944, and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Otto Eberlein on 17 May 1944.

Location

  • Recorded position: 56.5500, -1.3200 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Sea / ocean: North Sea
  • Nearest coast: Scotland

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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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