German submarine U-83 (1940)

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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-83.
Type VIIB boat U-52
U-52, a typical Type VIIB boat
History
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: U83emblem.gif
General characteristics
Class & type: Type VIIB submarine
Displacement:
  • 753 tonnes (741 long tons) surfaced
  • 857 t (843 long tons) submerged
Length:
Beam:
  • 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a
  • 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height: 9.50 m (31 ft 2 in)
Draught: 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power:
  • 2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels)
  • 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion:
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
Sensors and
processing systems:		 Gruppenhorchgerät
Armament:
Service record[2][3]
Part of:
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]

Design

German Type VIIB submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIA submarines. U-83 had a displacement of 753 tonnes (741 long tons) when at the surface and 857 tonnes (843 long tons) while submerged.[4] She had a total length of 66.50 m (218 ft 2 in), a pressure hull length of 48.80 m (160 ft 1 in), a beam of 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in), a height of 9.50 m (31 ft 2 in), and a draught of 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in). The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350 kW; 2,760 to 3,160 shp) for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8-276 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 metric horsepower (550 kW; 740 shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23 m (4 ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750 ft).[4]

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 17.9 knots (33.2 km/h; 20.6 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph).[4] When submerged, the boat could operate for 90 nautical miles (170 km; 100 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 8,700 nautical miles (16,100 km; 10,000 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). U-83 was fitted with five 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four fitted 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 one 2 cm (0.79 in) anti-aircraft gun The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.[4]

Service history

U-83 conducted twelve patrols and sank five ships totalling 8,194 gross register tons (GRT) and one auxiliary warship - the Q-ship HMS Farouk, of 91 GRT.[5] She damaged one other ship of 2,590 GRT and damaged the fighter catapult ship HMS Ariguani, of 6,746 GRT.[2][6]

U-83 was sunk on 4 March 1943 with all hands southeast of Cartagena in Spain in position Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., 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[7]
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  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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kemp 1999, p. 105.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Gröner 1991, pp. 43–44.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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