U-433

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered23 Sep 1939
Laid down 4 Jan 1940 F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1474)
Launched15 Mar 1941
Commissioned24 May 1941Oblt. Hans Ey
Commanders
24 May 1941 - 16 Nov 1941  Oblt. Hans Ey
Career2 patrols 24 May 1941 - 1 Aug 1941  3. Flottille (training)
1 Aug 1941 - 16 Nov 1941  3. Flottille (front boat)
Successes1 ship damaged for a total of 2,215 GRT
Fate

Sunk at 2155hrs on 16 Nov 1941 in the Mediterranean south of Malaga, Spain, in position 36.13N, 04.42W, after being damaged by depth charges and gunfire 25nm east of Gibraltar by the British corvette HMS Marigold. 6 dead and 38 survivors.

See the 1 ships hit by U-433 - View the 2 war patrols

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-433 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2

Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

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.
Opération Kiebitz. Dugas, Jean-Guy, 1992.
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.