U-393
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 20 Jan 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 8 Apr 1942 | Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel (werk 25) | ||||||||
| Launched | 15 May 1943 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 3 Jul 1943 | Oblt. Alfred Radermacher | ||||||||
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| Career | No patrols | 3 Jul 1943 - 31 Oct 1944 5. Flottille (training) 1 Nov 1944 - 31 Mar 1945 24. Flottille (trial boat)(eb) 1 Apr 1945 - 5 May 1945 5. Flottille (training) | ||||||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate | Attacked on 4 May, 1945 in Gelting Bay in position 54.53N, 09.37E by aircraft from 9. USAAF XXIX TAC. 2 dead, unknown number of survivors. | |||||||||
Scuttled on 5 May, 1945 in position 55.34N, 09.49E, near Fyn Islands in Flensburger Förde, position unknown.
Previously recorded fate
(Last revised by Axel Niestlé during February 1990. More on revised fates.
On 4 May, 1945 at 1800hrs the boat was badly damaged by British Beaufighters (U, Q1 and D of 236 Sqdn. & Q, F and J of 254 Sqdns.).
This attack was actually against U-2351 inflicting minor damage.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-393 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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