U-803
Type | IXC/40 | |||
| Ordered | 7 Dec 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 30 Jun 1942 | Deutsche Schiff und Maschinenbau AG, Bremen (werk 361) | ||
| Launched | 1 Apr 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 7 Sep 1943 | Kptlt. Karl Schimpf | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 7 Sep 1943 - 27 Apr 1944 4. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 27 April, 1944 in the Baltic Sea near Swinemünde, in position 53.55N, 14.17E, by a mine. 9 dead and 35 survivors. | |||
Raised 9 Aug, 1944 and taken out of service. Fate unknown.
Attacks on this boat
11 Apr 1944
During an air raid on Stettin 5 men from the boat were killed.
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
11 Apr 1944
During an air raid on Stettin 5 men from the boat were killed.
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
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