German submarine U-83 (1940)
For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-83.
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-83 |
| Ordered: | 9 June 1938 |
| Builder: | Flender Werke, Lübeck |
| Yard number: | 291 |
| Laid down: | 5 October 1939 |
| Launched: | 9 December 1940 |
| Commissioned: | 8 February 1941 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 4 March 1943 by a British aircraft[1] |
| Badge: |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Type VIIB submarine |
| Displacement: | 753 tonnes (741 long tons) surfaced 857 t (843 long tons) submerged |
| Length: | 66.6 m (218 ft 6 in) o/a 48.8 m (160 ft 1 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 × AEG GU 460/8-276 electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW). Max rpm: 295 |
| Speed: | 17.9 knots (33.2 km/h; 20.6 mph) surfaced 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged |
| Range: | 9,400 nmi (17,400 km; 10,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 90 nmi (170 km; 100 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: | 220 m (720 ft) Crush depth: 230–250 m (750–820 ft) |
| Complement: | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
| Armament: |
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| Service record[2][3] | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
1st U-boat Flotilla (8 February–31 December 1941) 23rd U-boat Flotilla (1 January–30 April 1942) 29th U-boat Flotilla (1 May 1942–4 March 1943) |
| Commanders: |
Kptlt. Hans-Werner Kraus (8 February 1941–21 September 1942) Kptlt. Ulrich Wörisshoffer (16 October 1942–4 March 1943) |
| Operations: |
Twelve: 1st patrol: 26 July–9 September 1941 2nd patrol: 28 September–31 October 1941 3rd patrol: 11–23 December 1941 4th patrol: 25–30 December 1941 5th patrol: 12–24 February 1942 6th patrol: 10–21 March 1942 7th patrol: 5 April–30 May 1942 8th patrol: 4–20 June 1942 9th patrol: 6–20 August 1942 10th patrol: 21 November–17 December 1942 11th patrol: 12–31 January 1943 12th patrol: 1–4 March 1943 |
| Victories: |
Five commercial ships sunk (8,425 GRT); one auxiliary warship sunk of 96 GRT; one commercial ship damaged of 2,590 GRT one auxiliary warship damaged of 6,746 GRT |
German submarine U-83 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
She was laid down in the Flender Werke at Lubeck as yard number 291 on 5 October 1939. Launched on 9 December 1940, she was commissioned on 8 February 1941. U-83 served with 1st U-boat Flotilla from 8 February 1941 to 31 December, with the 23rd flotilla from 1 January 1942 to 30 April and with the 29th flotilla from 1 March 1942 until she was sunk.[2]
Service history
U-83 conducted 12 patrols and sank five ships totalling 8,194 gross register tons (GRT) and one auxiliary warship - the Q-ship HMS Farouk, of 91 GRT.[4] She damaged one other ship of 2,590 GRT and damaged the fighter catapult ship HMS Ariguani, of 6,746 GRT.[2][5]
U-83 was sunk on 4 March 1943 with all hands southeast of Cartagena in Spain in position 37°10′N 00°05′E / 37.167°N 0.083°ECoordinates: 37°10′N 00°05′E / 37.167°N 0.083°E, by three depth charges dropped from an RAF Hudson bomber (500 Squadron).[2][1]
Wolfpacks
U-83 took part in three wolfpacks, namely.
- Bosemüller (28 August - 2 September 1941)
- Seewolf (2–7 September 1941)
- Breslau (2–29 October 1941)
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Ship | Nationality | Tonnage | Fate[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 October 1941 | Corte Real |  Portugal |
2,044 | Sunk |
| 26 October 1941 | HMS Anguani |  Royal Navy |
6,746 | Damaged |
| 17 March 1942 | Crista |  United Kingdom |
2,590 | Damaged |
| 8 June 1942 | Esther* |  Palestine |
100 | Sunk |
| 8 June 1942 | Said | .svg.png){kind=small} Egypt |
231 | Sunk |
| 9 June 1942 | Typhoon* | Palestine |
175 | Sunk |
| 13 June 1942 | HMS Farouk | Royal Navy |
96 | Sunk |
| 17 August 1942 | Princess Marguerite |  Canada |
5,875 | Sunk |
* Sailing vessel
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kemp 1999, p. 105.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIB boat U-83". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-83". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "HMS Farouk (Q-ship)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "HMS Ariguani (F 105) (Fighter catapult ship)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-83". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net.
Bibliography
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German) IV (Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler). ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
- Gröner, Erich (1985). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher. Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 (in German) III (Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe). ISBN 3-7637-4802-4.
- Kemp, Paul (1999). U-Boats Destroyed - German Submarine Losses in the World Wars. London: Arms & Armour. ISBN 1-85409-515-3.
- Bishop, Chris (2006). Kriegsmarine U-Boats, 1939-45. London: Amber Books. ISBN 978-1-904687-96-2.
External links
- Hofmann, Markus. "U 83". Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIB boat U-83". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- U-83 at ubootwaffe.net