U-633
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 15 Aug, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 22 Sep, 1941 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 609) | ||
| Launched | 10 Jun, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 30 Jul, 1942 | Oblt. Bernhard Müller | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 30 Jul, 1942 - 28 Feb, 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 Mar, 1943 - 10 Mar, 1943 9. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 3.921 GRT | |||
| Fate | Left Kiel, Germany on 20 Feb, 1943. Sunk 10 March, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 58.51N, 19.55W, by ramming from the British merchant SS Scorton. 43 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 1 ships hit by U-633 - View the 1 war patrol
Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during December 1996). More on revised fates
Sunk 7 March, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 57.14N, 26.30W, by depth charges from a British Fortress aircraft (Sqdn. 220/J).
This attack was actually against U-641 inflicting no damage.
Wolfpack operations
U-633 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Neuland (6 Mar, 1943 - 10 Mar, 1943)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-633 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 |