U-513
Type | IXC | |||||
| Ordered | 14 Feb 1940 | |||||
| Laid down | 26 Apr 1941 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 309) | ||||
| Launched | 29 Oct 1941 | |||||
| Commissioned | 10 Jan 1942 | Korvkpt. Rolf Rüggeberg | ||||
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| Career | 4 patrols | 10 Jan 1942 - 31 Aug 1942 4. Flottille (training) 1 Sep 1942 - 19 Jul 1943 10. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | 6 ships sunk for a total of 29,940 GRT 2 ships damaged for a total of 13,177 GRT | |||||
| Fate | Sunk 19 July, 1943 in the South Atlantic south-east of Sao Francisco do Sul, in position 27.17S, 47.32W, by depth charges from a US Mariner aircraft (VP-74/P-5). 46 dead and 7 survivors. | |||||
See the 8 ships hit by U-513 - View the 4 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-513 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Unverzagt (12 Mar 1943 - 22 Mar 1943)
Seerauber (22 Mar 1943 - 30 Mar 1943)
Attacks on this boat
3 Apr 1943
The boat was attacked by a British Hudson aircraft (RAF Sqdn 233 / U) with 2 bombs north of the Canary Islands and suffered minor damages. (Sources: Rohwer)
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-513 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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