| History | |
|---|---|
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| 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 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Type VIIB submarine |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 753 long tons (765 t) surfaced 857 long tons (871 t) submerged |
| Length | list error: <br /> list (help) 66.6 m (218 ft 6 in) o/a 48.8 m (160 ft 1 in) pressure hull |
| Beam | list error: <br /> list (help) 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 | list error: <br /> list (help) 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 | list error: <br /> list (help) 17.9 knots (20.6 mph; 33.2 km/h) surfaced 8 knots (9.2 mph; 15 km/h) submerged |
| Range | list error: <br /> list (help) 16,095 km (8,691 nmi) at 10 kn (19 km/h) surfaced 175 km (94 nmi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged |
| Test depth | list error: <br /> list (help) 220 m (720 ft) Crush depth: 230–250 m (750–820 ft) |
| Complement | 44–48 officers & ratings |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) • 5 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) • 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines • 1 × C35 88mm gun/L45 deck gun (220 rounds) • 1 × C30 20 mm AA |
| Service record[1][2] | |
| Part of: |
list error: <br /> list (help) 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: |
list error: <br /> list (help) Kptlt. Hans-Werner Kraus (8 February 1941–21 September 1942) Kptlt. Ulrich Wörisshoffer (16 October 1942–4 March 1943) |
| Operations: |
list error: <br /> list (help) 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: |
list error: <br /> list (help) 5 commercial ships sunk (8,425 GRT GRT uses unsupported parameter (help)) 1 auxiliary warship sunk (96 GRT) 1 commercial ship damaged (2,590 GRT) 1 auxiliary warship damaged (6,746 GRT) |
Unterseeboot 83 (or U-83) was a Type VIIB submarine of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II.
Commissioned on 8 February 1941, U-83 served with 1. Unterseebootsflottille (U-Boat Flotilla) from 8 February 1941 to 31 December 1941, with 23. Unterseebootsflottille from 1 January 1942 to 30 April 1942, and with 29. Unterseebootsflottille from 1 May 1942 until she was sunk.[1]