U-983
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 25 May, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 7 Sep, 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 183) | ||
| Launched | 12 May, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 16 Jun, 1943 | Ltnt. Hans-Heinrich Reimers | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 16 Jun, 1943 - 8 Sep, 1943 5. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No 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.
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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 |