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F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
German World War II submarine
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 Badge General characteristics Class and type Type VIIB submarine Displacement
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
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 mi
90 nmi (170 km; 100 mi ) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth
Complement 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted Sensors and Gruppenhorchgerät Armament
Service record[2] [3]
Part of:
Identification codes:
M 32 441 Commanders:
Operations:
12 patrols:
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:
a. 10 – 21 March 1942
b. 24 – 28 March 1942
7th patrol:
5 April – 30 May 1942
8th patrol:
4 – 20 June 1942
9th patrol:
a. 6 – 20 August 1942
b. 31 August – 4 September 1942
10th patrol:
21 November – 17 December 1942
11th patrol:
12 – 31 January 1943
12th patrol:
1 – 4 March 1943
Victories:
5 merchant ships sunk GRT )
1 auxiliary warship sunk GRT )
1 merchant ship damaged GRT )
1 auxiliary warship damaged GRT )
German submarine U-83 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine World War II .
She was laid down in the Flender Werke at Lübeck 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
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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. 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 ).
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). 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). Differently from other VII B U-Boats, U-83 was fitted with only the front four 53.3 cm (21 in ) torpedo tubes , and only twelve instead of 14 torpedoes ,[5] 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.
Service history
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U-83 conducted twelve patrols and sank five ships totalling 8,425 gross register tons (GRT) and one auxiliary warship - the Q-ship HMS Farouk , of 96 GRT.[6] fighter catapult ship HMS Ariguani , of 6,746 GRT.[2] [7]
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°E / 37.167; 0.083 RAF Hudson bomber (500 Squadron ).[2]
Wolfpacks
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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
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See also
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References
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Notes
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Citations
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^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-83" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 27 December 2009 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Type VIIB" . U-Boat War in World War II . Uboat.net. Retrieved 13 February 2010 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "HMS Farouk (Q-ship)" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 27 December 2009 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "HMS Ariguani (F 105) (Fighter catapult ship)" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 27 December 2009 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-83" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net .
Bibliography
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Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II: a biographical dictionary . Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-186-6
Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945: Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945 ] (in German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0514-2
Gröner, Eric; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). German Warships 1815-1945: U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels ISBN 0-85177-593-4
Kemp, Paul (1999). U-Boats Destroyed - German Submarine Losses in the World Wars . London: Arms & Armour. ISBN 1-85409-515-3
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