U-boat patrols

Patrol info for U-483


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
3 Oct 1944Stavanger21 Nov 1944Bergen50 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Hans-Joachim von Morstein

Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-483


We have daily positions for all 50 days on this patrol.

Ships hit by U-483 during this patrol

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. ConvoyMap
1 Nov 1944U-483Hans-Joachim von Morstein HMS Whitaker (K 580) (t.)1,300brSC-159A
 1,300

1 ship sunk (1,300 tons).

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(t.) means the ship was a total loss (included in ships & tonnage lost).

General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-483 during this patrol

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Men lost from U-boats

12 Oct 1944
During a Schnorchel failure the crew suffered a CO2 poisoning where 1 man died. [Funkmaat Gustav Hoffmann]


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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

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