Patrol info for U-83
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 28 Sep 1941 | Brest | 31 Oct 1941 | Brest | 34 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Oblt. Hans-Werner Kraus |
1WO Oblt. Herbert Juli |
WO Ltn. Hans-Adolf Engel |
WO sea training Rudolf Dübler |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-83
We have daily positions for all 34 days on this patrol.
Departure from Brest on 28 Sep 1941.
29 Sep 1941 - 30 Sep 1941 - 1 Oct 1941 - 2 Oct 1941 - 3 Oct 1941 - 4 Oct 1941 - 5 Oct 1941 - 6 Oct 1941 - 7 Oct 1941 - 8 Oct 1941 - 9 Oct 1941 - 10 Oct 1941 - 11 Oct 1941 - 12 Oct 1941 - 13 Oct 1941 - 14 Oct 1941 - 15 Oct 1941 - 16 Oct 1941 - 17 Oct 1941 - 18 Oct 1941 - 19 Oct 1941 - 20 Oct 1941 - 21 Oct 1941 - 22 Oct 1941 - 23 Oct 1941 - 24 Oct 1941 - 25 Oct 1941 - 26 Oct 1941 - 27 Oct 1941 - 28 Oct 1941 - 29 Oct 1941 - 30 Oct 1941 -
Arrival at Brest on 31 Oct 1941.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-83 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Breslau (2 Oct 1941 - 29 Oct 1941)
Ships hit by U-83 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 1941 | U-83 | Hans-Werner Kraus |  | Corte Real | 2,044 |  | pt | A | |
| 26 Oct 1941 | U-83 | Hans-Werner Kraus | | HMS Ariguani (F 105) (d.) | 6,746 |  | br | HG-75 | B |
| 8,790 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (2,044 tons) and 1 ship damaged (6,746 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1941
8 Oct 1941. U-83 fired three torpedoes at a convoy escort, but all three missed.
21 Oct 1941. U-83 fired a spread of torpedoes at a British task force (which included the ageing aircraft carriers HMS Eagle and HMS Argus) in the Straits of Gibraltar. The boat reported a destroyer sunk, but no hits were in fact scored.
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Attacks on U-83 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-83 duing this patrol.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.