Unterseeboot 883
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| Career |  |
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| Builder: | AG Weser |
| Laid down: | July 27, 1943 |
| Commissioned: | March 27, 1945 |
| Status: | Sunk in Operation Deadlight |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1616 tons surfaced 1804 tons submerged 2150 tons total |
| Length: | 87.58 m total 68.50 m pressure hull |
| Beam: | 7.50 m total 4.40 m pressure hull |
| Draught: | 5.35 m |
| Speed: | 19.2 knots surfaced 6.9 knots submerged |
| Complement: | 55-63 men |
| Armament: | 4 bow & 2 stern torpedo tubes 24 torpedoes 1 105 mm deck gun |
Unterseeboot 883 is a type IXD/42 Unterseeboot meaning, it is the type IX, sub-type D, created in 1942. It was the only commissioned IXD/42. It was similar to the IXD but with increased engine power, (5400 ehp vs. 4400 in IXD). U-883 was sunk in Operation Deadlight.
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