List of all U-boats
U-483
Type | VIIC | |||||||||||||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||||||||||||
| Laid down | 20 Mar 1943 | Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 318) | ||||||||||||
| Launched | 30 Oct 1943 | |||||||||||||
| Commissioned | 22 Dec 1943 | Kptlt. Hans-Joachim von Morstein | ||||||||||||
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| Career 2 patrols |
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| Successes | 1 warship a total loss, total tonnage 1,300 tons | |||||||||||||
| Fate |
Surrendered on 9 May 1945 at Trondheim, Norway (Waller & Niestlé, 2010). Transferred to Loch Ryan, Scotland via Scapa Flow on 29 May 1945. Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info) | |||||||||||||
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Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in August 1944.
Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from the boat
12 Oct 1944
During a Schnorchel failure the crew suffered a CO2 poisoning where 1 man died. [Funkmaat Gustav Hoffmann]
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.
 Elephant on Shield |
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