U-983

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered25 May 1941
Laid down7 Sep 1942 Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 183)
Launched12 May 1943
Commissioned16 Jun 1943Ltnt. Hans-Heinrich Reimers
Commanders
16 Jun 1943 - 8 Sep 1943   Hans Reimers
Career
No patrols
16 Jun 1943-8 Sep 1943  5. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk on 8 Sep, 1943 in the Baltic Sea north of Loba, in position 54.56N, 17.14E, after a collision with U-988. 5 dead and 38 survivors.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-983 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.
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.