U-33

Type

VIIA

 
Ordered25 Mar 1935
Laid down1 Sep 1935 F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 556)
Launched11 Jun 1936
Commissioned25 Jul 1936Kptlt. Ottoheinrich Junker
Commanders
25 Jul 1936 - 28 Oct 1938   Ottoheinrich Junker
22 Nov 1936 - 20 Dec 1936  Kptlt. Kurt Freiwald
3 Jun 1937 - 25 Jul 1937  Kptlt. Kurt Freiwald
29 Oct 1938 - 12 Feb 1940  Kptlt. Hans-Wilhelm von Dresky
Career
3 patrols
25 Jul 1936-31 Aug 1939  2. Flottille (front boat)
1 Sep 1939-31 Dec 1939  2. Flottille (front boat)
1 Jan 1940-12 Feb 1940  2. Flottille (front boat)
Successes10 ships sunk for a total of 19,261 GRT
1 ship a total loss for a total of 3,670 GRT
Fate

Sunk 12 Feb, 1940 in the Firth of Clyde, in position 55.25N, 05.07W, by depth charges from the British minesweeper HMS Gleaner. 25 dead and 17 survivors.

See the 11 ships hit by U-33 - View the 3 war patrols

The source of this position is the Admiralty via Alastair Alexander [alexander138@btinternet.com].

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-33 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.


We have an emblem for this boat!

You can view it here. (The emblem on the left is not the emblem for this boat).



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2
Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

Enigma. Sebag-Montefiore, Hugh, 2001.
German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 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.


There was another U-33 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 19 May 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 27 Sep 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 33 during WWI.