U-733

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered21 Nov 1940
Laid down 13 Oct 1941 F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1524)
Launched5 Sep 1942
Commissioned14 Nov 1942Oblt. Wilhelm von Trotha
Commanders
14 Nov 1942 - 11 May 1943  Oblt. Wilhelm von Trotha
15 Dec 1943 - 3 Mar 1945  Oblt. Hans Hellmann
1 Apr 1945 - 5 May 1945  Oblt. Ulrich Hammer
CareerNo patrols14 Nov 1942 - 11 May 1943  8. Flottille (training)
15 Dec 1943 - 28 Feb 1945  21. Flottille (school boat)
1 Mar 1945 - 5 May 1945  31. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sank 9 April, 1943 at Gotenhafen after a collision with an unidentified U-boat. Raised.

Scuttled on 5 May, 1945 in Flensburg Fjord, in position 54.48N, 09.49E, after being damaged by bombs and gunfire. Broken up in 1948.

Men lost from the boat

3 Mar 1945
The commander of the boat died after an accident in Wesermünde. [Oberleutnat zur See Hans Hellmann]

  Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -



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.
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.