U-993
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 25 May, 1941 | |||||
| Laid down | 16 Nov, 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 193) | ||||
| Launched | 8 Jul, 1943 | |||||
| Commissioned | 19 Aug, 1943 | Oblt. Kurt Hilbig | ||||
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| Career | 3 patrols | 19 Aug, 1943 - 29 Feb, 1944 5. Flottille (training) 1 Mar, 1944 - 4 Oct, 1944 3. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Destroyed in Bergen, Norway on 4 Oct, 1944 during RAF air strike. 2 dead, unknown number of survivors. | |||||
Attacks on this boat
17 Apr, 1944
A British B-24 Liberator aircraft (Sqdn 53/O) was shot down by the boat.
1 Jun, 1944
During an air attack one man was killed and another wounded, who died a day later (Aulich). [Maschinenobergefreiter Matthias Giefing, Mechanikergefreiter Horst Aulich]
12 Sep, 1944
One man from the boat died of jaundice in the North Atlantic. [Matrosenobergfreiter Wilhelm Lucksnat]
3 recorded attacks on this boat.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus and sailed equipped with it in August 1944 but it was of course installed prior to that date. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from the boat
1 Jun, 1944
During an air attack one man was killed and another wounded, who died a day later (Aulich). [Maschinenobergefreiter Matthias Giefing, Mechanikergefreiter Horst Aulich]
12 Sep, 1944
One man from the boat died of jaundice in the North Atlantic. [Matrosenobergfreiter Wilhelm Lucksnat]
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 |