List of all U-boats
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 |
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Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fate |
Scuttled on 5 May 1945 off Holnis in Flensburg Firth, in position 54.52,8N, 09.37E, after being badly damaged by US fighter bombers (XXIX TAC, 9th AF) on 4 May. 2 dead, unknown number of survivors. (Axel Niestlé, February 1990). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Previously recorded fate
- 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.).
Notes. This attack was actually against U-2351 inflicting minor damage.
Attacks on this boat and other events
4 May 1945
U-393 and U-733 were proceeding from Flensburg to Horten together when they were attacked and badly damaged by US fighter bombers (XXIX TAC, 9th AF) in the Gelting Bay at 1740hrs. Both U-boats were scuttled by their crews the next day. U-733 had no casualties, but the commander and a crewman from U-393 were mortally wounded during the air attack. [Oberleutnant zur See Friedrich-Georg Herrle, Bootsmaat Erich Schneider]
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
4 May 1945
U-393 and U-733 were proceeding from Flensburg to Horten together when they were attacked and badly damaged by US fighter bombers (XXIX TAC, 9th AF) in the Gelting Bay at 1740hrs. Both U-boats were scuttled by their crews the next day. U-733 had no casualties, but the commander and a crewman from U-393 were mortally wounded during the air attack. [Oberleutnant zur See Friedrich-Georg Herrle, Bootsmaat Erich Schneider]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
U-boat Emblems
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