U-233
Type | XB | |||
| Ordered | 7 Dec, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 15 Aug, 1941 | Germaniawerft, Kiel (werk 663) | ||
| Launched | 8 May, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 22 Sep, 1943 | Oblt. Hans Steen | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 22 Sep, 1943 - 31 May, 1944 4. Flottille (training) 1 Jun, 1944 - 5 Jul, 1944 12. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 5 July, 1944 south-east of Halifax, in position 42.16N, 59.49W by ramming, depth charges and gunfire from the US destroyer escorts USS Baker and USS Thomas. 32 dead and 29 survivors. | |||
General notes on this boat
U-233 left Kiel, Germany on 27 May, 1944 for a planned mine-laying patrol outside of Halifax.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-233 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |