Patrol info for U-383
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 27 Jul 1943 | Brest | 1 Aug 1943 | Lost | 6 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Horst Kremser |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-383
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We have 4 daily positions for the 6 days U-383 was at sea.
Departure from Brest on 27 Jul 1943.
28 Jul 1943 - 29 Jul 1943 - 30 Jul 1943 - 31 Jul 1943 -
Sunk on 1 Aug 1943.
Ships hit by U-383 during this patrol
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General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-383 during this patrol
1 Aug 1943
The sinking of U-383
At 20.02 hours, the outbound boat was attacked by the British Sunderland aircraft JM678 (228 Sqdn RAF/V, pilot F/L S. White) in the Bay of Biscay. AA fire hit the aircraft during the first attack run, holed the fuselage and shot away the starboard float and aileron. The Sunderland dropped seven depth charges in a second attack, straddling the U-boat from the starboard quarter and immediately headed home due to the damage recieved.
U-383 was last seen by the aircraft with a heavy list to port and men jumping overboard. Kremser reported to the BdU that they were unable to dive and the boat out of control. U-218, U-454 and U-706 were ordered to give assistance and air cover and the escort of three torpedo boats was promised for the next day. However, U-454 had been lost earlier that day and the nearby U-218 heard the attack but was unable to locate U-383 in the night. The search continued the next day but both U-boats were attacked by aircraft and the torpedo boats passed the area without sighting anything. U-383 apparently foundered during the night due to the extensive damage recieved in the air attack.
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