German submarine U-1054

German submarine U-1054 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

Construction

U-1054 was laid down on 30 March 1943 at the F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG yard in Kiel, Germany. She was launched on 24 February 1944 and commissioned on 25 March 1944 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Wolfgang Riekeberg.
When she was completed, the submarine was long, with a beam of, a height of and a draft of. She was assessed at submerged. The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced and two AEG GU 460/8-276 double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propellers. The submarine was capable of operating at depths of up to, had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of.When submerged, the U-boat could operate for at and when surfaced, she could travel at.
The submarine was fitted with five torpedo tubes, fourteen torpedoes, one deck gun, one Flak M42 and two twin C/30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of 44 to 57 men.

U-1054 was used as a Training ship in the 5th U-boat Flotilla from 25 March 1944 until 16 September 1944, she was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in March 1944.

U-1054 was en route to Kiel on 18 August 1944 at 16:30, when she collided with the German hospital ship Peter Wessel in the Baltic Sea at. The submarine was towed to Kiel, where repairs were attempted from 22 August until 15 September 1944. On 16 September 1944, the submarine was decommissioned. She was originally going to be used for detonation tests, but instead remained in Kiel and was scrapped by British forces in May 1945.