| Career (Nazi Germany) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-883 |
| Ordered: | 2 April 1942 |
| Builder: | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Laid down: | 27 July 1943 |
| Launched: | 28 April 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 27 March 1945 |
| Fate: | Surrendered at Cuxhaven, 8 May 1945 Sunk in Operation Deadlight, December 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Type IXD/42 submarine |
| Displacement: | 1,616 t (1,590 long tons) surfaced 1,804 t (1,776 long tons) submerged 2,150 t (2,116 long tons) total |
| Length: | 87.58.1 m (287 ft 4.03 in) total 68.5 m (224 ft 9 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: | 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) total 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Draft: | 5.35 m (17 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel-electric |
| Speed: | 19.2 knots (22.1 mph; 35.6 km/h) surfaced 6.9 kn (7.9 mph; 12.8 km/h) submerged |
| Complement: | 55-63 men |
| Armament: | • 1 × 105 mm (4.1 in) deck gun • 6 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 aft) • 24 × torpedoes |
| Service record | |
| Part of: | 4th U-boat Flotilla (27 March 1945–8 May 1945) |
| Commanders: | Oblt. Johannes Uebel (27 March 1945–8 May 1945) |
| Operations: | None |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-883 was a German Type IXD/42 U-boat of the Kriegsmarine in World War II.
Designed in 1942, U-883 was the only commissioned IXD/42, similar to the IXD, but with increased engine power (increased from 4400 to 5400 ehp).
Commissioned in March 1945, only weeks before the German capitulation, U-883 was surrendered at Cuxhaven on 8 May 1945. She was sunk in December as part of Operation Deadlight.