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RE: U-583 U-153 collision
Posted by: Joe Brennan ()
Date: January 08, 2001 07:31AM

<HTML>Hi Thomas

U 583 was a VIIC Type U-boat and was Commissioned on
14/8/41. She served with 5 U-Flottille, Kiel -Aug 1941-15/11/41
as a U-boat under training. (Ausbildungsboot) Commanded by
KL Henrich Ratsch. On the 15/11/1941, U 583 was carrying out
training exercises in the Baltic off Danzig, when she collided with
U 153. U583 sank with her crew of 45-all dead.
U 153 was damaged and her training was delayed for repairs in
the dockyards. U 153 was an IXC Type U-boat which in a bigger
boat than VIIC Type. Training U-boats crews was all a hard task
especailly underwater and this collision was a result of an error
by the training crew which cost them their lives.

Source: U-boat Operations of the Second World War Vol 1 & 2 by
K.Wynn

Cheers , Joe Brennan</HTML>

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U-583 U-153 collision Thomas Clark 01/08/2001 02:23AM
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