U-193
Type | IXC/40 | |||||
| Ordered | 4 Nov 1940 | |||||
| Laid down | 22 Dec 1941 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1039) | ||||
| Launched | 24 Aug 1942 | |||||
| Commissioned | 10 Dec 1942 | Korvkpt. Hans Pauckstadt | ||||
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| Career | 3 patrols | 10 Dec 1942 - 30 Apr 1943 4. Flottille (training) 1 May 1943 - 31 Mar 1944 2. Flottille (front boat) 1 Apr 1944 - 23 Apr 1944 10. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 10,172 GRT | |||||
| Fate | Listed as missing after 23 April, 1944 in the Bay of Biscay. No explanation exists for its loss. 59 dead (all hands lost). | |||||
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Previously recorded fate
(Last revised by Axel Niestlé during July 1996. More on revised fates.
Sunk 28 Apr, 1944 in the Bay of Biscay west of Nantes, France, in position 45.38N, 09.43W, by depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (Sqdn. 612/W).
This attack was actually against U-802 inflicting no damage.
Wolfpack operations
U-193 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Trutz III (16 Jun 1943 - 2 Jul 1943)
Attacks on this boat
6 Jul 1943
An unknown aircraft hit the boat wounding 2 men and destroying the Metox equipment. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 345)
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-193 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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