German submarine U-383
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-383 |
| Ordered: | 15 August 1940 |
| Builder: | Howaldtswerke, Kiel |
| Yard number: | 14 |
| Laid down: | 29 March 1941 |
| Launched: | 22 April 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 6 June 1942 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 1 August 1943[1] |
| Badge: |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Type VIIC submarine |
| Displacement: |
769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged |
| Length: |
67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: |
6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Draft: | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × supercharged Germaniawerft 6-cylinder 4-stroke F46 diesel engines, totalling 2,800–3,200 bhp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490 2 × GL RP 137/c electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) and max rpm: 296. |
| Speed: |
17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged |
| Range: |
15,170 km (8,190 nmi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 150 km (81 nmi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: |
230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft) |
| Complement: | 44–52 officers and ratings |
| Armament: |
5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) 14 × G7e torpedoes or 26 TMA mines 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) Various AA guns |
| Service record[2][3] | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
8th U-boat Flotilla (6 June–30 September 1942) 9th U-boat Flotilla (1 October 1942–1 August 1943) |
| Commanders: |
Kptlt. Horst Kremser (6 June 1942–1 August 1943) |
| Operations: |
1st patrol: 17 October–9 December 1942 2nd patrol: 6 January–10 March 1943 3rd patrol: 17 April–25 May 1943 4th patrol: 27 July–1 August 1943 |
| Victories: | 1 commercial ship sunk (423 GRT) |
German submarine U-383 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
The submarine was laid down on 29 March 1941 at the Howaldtswerke yard at Kiel, launched on 22 April 1942, and commissioned on 6 June under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Horst Kremser.[2]
Service history
U-383 served with the 8th U-boat Flotilla for training, and then operationally with the 9th flotilla from 1 October 1942 to 1 August 1943.[2] She completed four patrols in that time, sinking only one ship, the 423 gross register tons (GRT) Icelandic trawler Jon Olafsson on 24 October 1942,[4] during her first patrol.[3]
On the evening of 1 August 1943 U-383 was attacked west of Brittany, at position 47°24′N 12°10′W / 47.400°N 12.167°WCoordinates: 47°24′N 12°10′W / 47.400°N 12.167°W, by a Short Sunderland of No. 228 Squadron RAF. Responding with flak, the U-boat holed the fuselage and shot away the starboard float and aileron of the aircraft, which pressed home its attack and straddled the U-boat with depth charges before heading back to base. Kremser radioed for assistance, and though three U-boats and three torpedo boats searched during the night and the next day, they failed to locate the crippled U-383 and she was presumed lost.[2]
Summary of Raiding Career
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Displacement | Fate[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 October 1942 | Jon Olafsson |  Iceland |
423 | Sunk |
References
- Notes
- ↑ Kemp, Paul: U-Boats Destroyed - German Submarine Losses in the World Wars, 1997, Arms & Armour, ISBN 1-85409-515-3, p. 138.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "The Type VIIC boat U-383 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "War Patrols by German U-boat U-383 - Boats - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
- ↑ "Jon Olafsson (Steam trawler) - Ships hit by U-boats - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
- ↑ http://uboat.net/boats/successes/u383/html
- Bibliography
- U-383 at uboat.net
- U-383 at ubootwaffe.net
- Bishop, C. Kriegsmarine U-Boats, 1939-45. Amber Books, 2006.
See also
- List of German U-boats
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