German submarine U-1051 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 8 February 1943 by Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel as yard number 685, launched on 3 February 1944 and commissioned on 4 March 1944 under Oberleutnant zur See Heinrich von Holleben.

Design German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-1051 had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a 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 AEG GU 460/8–27 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-1051 was fitted with five torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one Flak M42 and two twin C/30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.

Service history The boat's career began with training at 5th U-boat Flotilla on 4 March 1944, followed by active service on 1 January 1945 as part of the 11th Flotilla and was sunk just three weeks later on her first patrol.

In one patrol she sank one merchant ship, for a total of and one warship total loss for 1,300 tons.

Wolfpacks U-1051 took part in no wolfpacks.

Fate U-1051 was sunk on 26 January 1945 in the Irish Sea in position , by ramming and depth charges from Royal Navy frigates , , , and . All hands were lost.

Summary of raiding history DateShip NameNationalityTonnageMerchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.Fate21 January 1945Galatea1,152Sunk26 January 19451,300Total loss

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