List of all U-boats
U-193
Type | IXC/40 | |||||||||||||
| Ordered | 4 Nov 1940 | |||||||||||||
| Laid down | 22 Dec 1941 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1039) | ||||||||||||
| Launched | 24 Aug 1942 | |||||||||||||
| Commissioned | 10 Dec 1942 | Korvkpt. Hans Pauckstadt | ||||||||||||
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| Successes | 1 ship sunk, total tonnage 10,172 GRT | |||||||||||||
| Fate |
Missing since 24 April 1944 in the Bay of Biscay. No explanation exists for its loss. 59 dead (all hands lost). (Axel Niestlé, July 1996). | |||||||||||||
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Previously recorded fate
- Sunk 28 Apr 1944 in the Bay of Biscay west of Nantes, France, in position 45.38N, 09.43W, by depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (Sqdn. 612/W). (Postwar assessment)
Notes. This attack was actually against U-802 inflicting no damage.
Wolfpack operations
U-193 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Trutz (11 Jun 1943 - 16 Jun 1943)
Trutz 3 (16 Jun 1943 - 29 Jun 1943)
Attacks on this boat and other events
6 Jul 1943
An unidentified aircraft hit the boat, wounding two men and destroying the Metox radar detector. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 345)
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
6 Jul 1943
An unidentified aircraft hit the boat, wounding two men and destroying the Metox radar detector.
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
 Durst ist schlimmer Heimweh |
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