U-483
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 20 Mar 1943 | Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 318) | ||
| Launched | 30 Oct 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 22 Dec 1943 | Kptlt. Hans-Joachim von Morstein | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 22 Dec 1943 - 31 Jul 1944 5. Flottille (training) 1 Aug 1944 - 4 Sep 1944 3. Flottille (front boat) 5 Sep 1944 - 8 May 1945 11. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 warship a total loss for a total of 1,300 tons | |||
| Fate | Transferred from Trondheim, Norway to Scapa Flow and then to Loch Ryan, Scotland on May 29, 1945 for Operation Deadlight. Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info) | |||
See the 1 ships hit by U-483 - View the 2 war patrols
General notes on this boat
1 Nov 1944. On Nov 1, 1944 the U-483 torpedoed the British 1300 ton Captain class frigate HMS Whitaker (ex. USS DE 571) off Lough Swilly, Republic of Ireland. The frigate survived the blast but was damaged beyond repair and was eventually broken up in 1948.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in August 1944. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from the boat
12 Oct 1944
During a Schnorchel failure the crew suffered a CO2 poisoning where 1 man died. [Funkmaat Gustav Hoffmann]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
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