U-733
Type | VIIC | |||||||
| Ordered | 21 Nov, 1940 | |||||||
| Laid down | 13 Oct, 1941 | F. Schichau, Danzig (werk 1524) | ||||||
| Launched | 5 Sep, 1942 | |||||||
| Commissioned | 14 Nov, 1942 | Oblt. Wilhelm von Trotha | ||||||
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| Career | No patrols | 14 Nov, 1942 - 11 May, 1943 8. Flottille (training) 15 Dec, 1943 - 28 Feb, 1945 21. Flottille (school boat) 1 Mar, 1945 - 5 May, 1945 31. Flottille (training) | ||||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||
| Fate | Sank 9 April, 1943 at Gotenhafen after a collision with an unidentified U-boat. Raised. Scuttled on 5 May, 1945 in Flensburg Fjord, in position 54.48N, 09.49E, after being damaged by bombs and gunfire. Broken up in 1948. | |||||||
Men lost from the boat
3 Mar, 1945
The commander of the boat died after an accident in Wesermünde. [Oberleutnat zur See Hans Hellmann]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
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 |