German submarine U-1013

German submarine U-1013 was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
She was ordered on 23 March 1942, and was laid down on 26 March 1943, at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, as yard number 213. She was launched on 19 January 1944, and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Gerhard Linck on 2 March 1944.

Design

German Type VIIC/41 submarines were preceded by the heavier Type VIIC submarines. U-1013 had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of, a pressure hull length of, an overall beam of, a height of, and a draught of. The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two BBC GG UB 720/8 double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to.
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of. When submerged, the boat could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at. U-1013 was fitted with five torpedo tubes, fourteen torpedoes or 26 TMA or TMB Naval mines, one SK C/35 naval gun,, one Flak M42 and two C/30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and fifty-two.

Service history

U-1013 participated in no war patrols.
U-1013 collided with and sunk on 17 March 1944, in the Baltic Sea near, after only 15 days in service. Her commander, Oberleutnant zur See Gerhard Linck, and 24 other men died with 26 surviving.
On 16 July 1944, U-1013 was raised and taken to Sassnitz. She was decommissioned there and most likely broken up.