U 233

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U 233
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Type : XB
Field Post Number : M 54 276
Shipyard: Germania shipyard , Kiel
Construction contract: December 7, 1940
Build number: 663
Keel laying: August 15, 1941
Launch: May 8, 1943
Commissioning: September 22, 1943
Commanders:
Calls: 1 company
Sinkings:

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Whereabouts: on July 5, 1944 sunk coordinates: 42 ° 16 '0 "  N , 59 ° 49' 0"  W

U 233 was a type X submarine ofthe German Navy during the Second World War .

history

The building contract for the boat was awarded to the Germania shipyard in Kiel on December 7, 1940 . The keel was laid on August 15, 1941, the launch on May 8, 1943, the commissioning under Oberleutnant zur See , later Kapitänleutnant Hans Steen on September 22, 1943.

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First venture and whereabouts

U 233 left the port of Kiel on May 27 at 8:00 a.m. Two days later, U 233 entered Kristiansand . From there it left again on the same day to operate in the North Atlantic and near Newfoundland . Then it was commissioned to set down 66 mines in front of the Canadian port of Halifax . However, the mines were no longer deposited, as it was previously sighted by an airplane. The aircraft reported the position of U 233 to the destroyer escorts USS Baker and USS Thomas. U 233 tried to evade the attacks by diving. The USS Baker then threw depth charges . The detonation caused a torpedo to come loose from its anchorage and slide into a torpedo tube . This caused water to penetrate the stern of the boat. In order not to sink any further, the boat had to surface approximately 10,000 meters from the USS Baker. The two destroyers then opened fire. U 233 tried to flee to a fog bank about two nautical miles away. In the meantime, the two destroyers received orders to ram the boat and thus end the battle . A short time later, the USS Thomas rammed U 233 at the height of the tower. U 233 sank as a result of the impact. However, the bow of the USS Thomas tore . This caused a water ingress. However, the ship remained suitable for swimming because the bulkheads held tight. The two destroyers rescued 30 men from the 61-man crew. However, Kapitänleutnant Hans Steen succumbed to his serious injuries . This was buried with military honors .

By July 5, 1944, eleven men of the crew died.

literature

  • Paul Kemp: The German and Austrian submarine losses in both world wars , Graefelfing / Munich 1998, ISBN 3-924896-43-7

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ U-Boot-Archiv U 233 U-Boot-Archiv website. Retrieved October 18, 214.