U-883
Type | IXD/42 | |||||
| Ordered | 2 Apr, 1942 | |||||
| Laid down | 27 Jul, 1943 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1091) | ||||
| Launched | 28 Apr, 1944 | |||||
| Commissioned | 27 Mar, 1945 | Oblt. Johannes Uebel | ||||
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| Career | No patrols | 27 Mar, 1945 - 8 May, 1945 4. Flottille (training) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Transferred from Wilhelmshaven, Germany to Lisahally, N. Ireland on 21 June, 1945 for Operation Deadlight. Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info) | |||||
General notes on this boat
U-883 was the only U-boat commissioned of Type IXD/42.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-883 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 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 |