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German submarineU-233

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German World War II submarine
U-233 about to be rammed by USSThomas
History
Nazi Germany
NameU-233
Ordered7 December 1940
BuilderGermaniawerft,Kiel
Yard number663
Laid down15 August 1941
Launched8 May 1943
Commissioned22 September 1943
FateSunk 5 July 1944
General characteristics[1]
Class and typeType X submarineminelayer
Displacement
  • 1,763tonnes (1,735long tons) surfaced
  • 2,177 tonnes (2,143 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam
  • 9.20 m (30 ft 2 in) o/a
  • 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in) pressure hull
Height10.20 m (33 ft 6 in)
Draught4.71 m (15 ft 5 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 16.4–17knots (30.4–31.5 km/h; 18.9–19.6 mph) surfaced
  • 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submerged
Range
  • 18,450nautical miles (34,170 km; 21,230 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 93 nmi (172 km; 107 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depthCalculated crush depth: 220 m (720 ft)
Complement5 officers, 47 enlisted
Armament
Service record[2][3]
Part of:
Identification codes:M 54 276
Commanders:
Operations:
  • 1 patrol:
  • 27 May – 5 July 1944
Victories:None

German submarineU-233 was aType XBU-boat ofNazi Germany'sKriegsmarine duringWorld War II.She waslaid down on 15 August 1941,launched on 8 May 1943 andcommissioned on 22 September of the same year.U-233 was commanded throughout her career byOberleutnant zur See Hans Steen.

Service history

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U-233 was assigned to the4th U-boat Flotilla for training on 22 September 1943 and to the12th U-boat Flotilla on 1 June 1944 for active service.Her first and only patrol commenced on 27 May 1944 when she departedKiel to lay mines offHalifax.

Fate

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On 5 July 1944U-233 was intercepted by ships of theUSS Card (CVE-11) hunter-killer group. She was identified bysonar, depth-charged to the surface and fired on byUSS Baker (DE-190), before being rammed and sunk byUSS Thomas (DE-102).32 of her crew were killed in the action, 29 others being rescued by the escorts. Steen was also picked up, but died of wounds the next day.[4][5][6] US Navy report onU-233 survivors 1944[7]

References

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  1. ^Gröner 1991, pp. 76–77.
  2. ^Helgason, Guðmundur."The Type XB boat U-233".German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved9 January 2010.
  3. ^Helgason, Guðmundur."War Patrols by German U-boat U-233".German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved9 January 2010.
  4. ^Blair 2000, p. 568.
  5. ^Kemp 2000, p. 201.
  6. ^Niestlé 1998, p. 145.
  7. ^Uboat archive 1944

Bibliography

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  • Blair, Clay (1 July 2000).Hitler's U-boat War: The Hunted, 1942-45. Weidenfeld & Nicolson.ISBN 978-0-304-35261-6.
  • 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).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 German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler.ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
  • Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991).U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press.ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
  • Kemp, Paul (1 March 2000).U-Boats Destroyed: German Submarine Losses in the World Wars. Arms & Armour Press.ISBN 978-1-85409-515-2.
  • Niestlé, Axel (1998).German U-Boat Losses During World War II: Details of Destruction.ISBN 978-1-85367-352-8.

External links

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  • Helgason, Guðmundur."The Type XB boat U-233".German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved9 January 2010.
  • Hofmann, Markus."U 233".Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved31 January 2015.

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