German submarine U-383
German submarine U-383 was a Type VIIC U-boat of 1942,[5] during her rst patrol.[3]
Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. On the evening of 1 August 1943 U-383 was at-
The submarine was laid down on 29 March 1941 at the tacked west of Brittany, at position 4724N 1210W
Howaldtswerke yard at Kiel, launched on 22 April 1942, / 47.400N 12.167WCoordinates: 4724N 1210W /
and commissioned on 6 June under the command of 47.400N 12.167W, by a Short Sunderland of No. 228
Oberleutnant zur See Horst Kremser.[2] Squadron RAF. Responding with ak, the U-boat holed
the fuselage and shot away the starboard oat and aileron
of the aircraft, which pressed home its attack and strad-
dled the U-boat with depth charges before heading back
1 Design to base. Kremser radioed for assistance, and though three
U-boats and three torpedo boats searched during the night
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the and the next day, they failed to locate the crippled U-383
shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-383 had a displace- and she was presumed lost.[2]
ment of 769 tonnes (757 long tons) when at the surface
and 871 tonnes (857 long tons) while submerged.[4] She
had a total length of 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in), a pressure 2.1 Wolfpacks
hull length of 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in), a beam of 6.20
m (20 ft 4 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and a U-383 took part in ten wolfpacks, namely.
draught of 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in). The submarine was pow-
ered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder Puma (2629 October 1942)
supercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to
3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350 kW; 2,760 to Natter (30 October 8 November 1942)
3,160 shp) for use while surfaced, two Garbe, Lahmeyer
Kreuzotter (818 November 1942)
& Co. RP 137/c double-acting electric motors producing
a total of 750 metric horsepower (550 kW; 740 shp) for Habicht (1019 January 1943)
use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23
m (4 ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at Haudegen (19 January 15 February 1943)
depths of up to 230 metres (750 ft).[4]
Sturmbock (2326 February 1943)
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 17.7
knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) and a maximum submerged Amsel (22 April 3 May 1943)
[4]
speed of 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph). When sub-
Amsel 2 (36 May 1943)
merged, the boat could operate for 80 nautical miles (150
km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when sur- Elbe (710 May 1943)
faced, she could travel 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km;
9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). U-383 was Elbe 2 (1014 May 1943)
tted with ve 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four tted
at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one
8.8 cm (3.46 in) SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and an 3 Summary of raiding history
anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between
forty-four and sixty.[4]
4 References
[1] Kemp 1999, p. 138.
2 Service history
[2] Helgason, Gumundur. The Type VIIC boat U-383.
U-383 served with the 8th U-boat Flotilla for training, German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 2010-
01-13.
and then operationally with the 9th otilla from 1 October
1942 to 1 August 1943.[2] She completed four patrols in [3] Helgason, Gumundur. War Patrols by German U-boat
that time, sinking only one ship, the 423 gross register U-383. German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved
tons (GRT) Icelandic trawler Jon Olafsson on 24 October 2010-01-13.
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2 6 EXTERNAL LINKS
[4] Grner 1991, pp. 43-46.
[5] Helgason, Gumundur. Jon Olafsson (Steam trawler)".
Ships hit by U-boats - uboat.net. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
[6] Helgason, Gumundur. Ships hit by U-383. German U-
boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
5 Bibliography
Busch, Rainer; Rll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Ger-
man U-boat commanders of World War II : a bi-
ographical dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Ge-
orey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books,
Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-186-6.
Busch, Rainer; Rll, Hans-Joachim (1999).
Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis
Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September
1939 to May 1945]. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in Ger-
man). IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN
3-8132-0514-2.
Grner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991).
U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German War-
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Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime
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Bishop, Chris (2006). Kriegsmarine U-Boats, 1939-
45. London: Amber Books. ISBN 978-1-904687-
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Kemp, Paul (1999). U-Boats Destroyed - German
Submarine Losses in the World Wars. London: Arms
& Armour. ISBN 1-85409-515-3.
6 External links
Helgason, Gumundur. The Type VIIC boat U-
383. German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Re-
trieved 26 December 2014.
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