List of all U-boats
U-513
Type | IXC | |||||||||||
Ordered | 14 Feb 1940 | |||||||||||
Laid down | 26 Apr 1941 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 309) | ||||||||||
Launched | 29 Oct 1941 | |||||||||||
Commissioned | 10 Jan 1942 | Korvkpt. Rolf Rüggeberg | ||||||||||
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Career 4 patrols |
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Successes | 6 ships sunk, total tonnage 29,940 GRT 2 ships damaged, total tonnage 13,177 GRT | |||||||||||
Fate |
Sunk on 19 July 1943 in the South Atlantic south-east of São Francisco do Sul, Brazil, in position 27.17S, 47.32W, by depth charges from a US Mariner aircraft (VP-74 USN/P-3). 46 dead and 7 survivors. | |||||||||||
Loss position |
This boat is a dive site
July 2011. The wreck of the U-513, sunk off Sao Francisco do Sul, Brazil on 19 July 1943 has been located. The boat was located by the Schurmann family. They have a nice website, u-513.com, dealing with the discovery. The boat apparently lies in 75 meters of water.
Depth: 230 feet (70 meters)Position (lat, long): -27.17, -47.32
See more U-boat dive sites.
Wolfpack operations
U-513 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Unverzagt (12 Mar 1943 - 19 Mar 1943)
Seeräuber (25 Mar 1943 - 30 Mar 1943)
Attacks on this boat and other events
3 Apr 1943
Two bombs dropped by a British Hudson bomber (RAF Sqdn 233/U) in an encounter north of the Canary Islands caused minor damage. (Sources: Rohwer)
1 recorded attack on this boat.
General notes on this boat
July 2011
The wreck of the U-513, sunk off Sao Francisco do Sul, Brazil on 19 July 1943 has been located. The boat was located by the Schurmann family. They have a nice website, u-513.com, dealing with the discovery. The boat apparently lies in 75 meters of water. You can also see our map of the South Atlantic for its position.
Men lost from the boat
3 Apr 1943
Two bombs dropped by a British Hudson bomber (RAF Sqdn 233/U) in an encounter north of the Canary Islands caused minor damage.
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.
Viking Ship on Shield |
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