List of all U-boats

U-733

Type

VIIC

Ordered

21 Nov 1940

Laid down

13 Oct 1941

F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1524)

Launched

5 Sep 1942

Commissioned

14 Nov 1942

Oblt. Wilhelm von Trotha

Commanders

14 Nov 1942	-	11 May 1943		Oblt. Wilhelm von Trotha
15 Dec 1943	-	3 Mar 1945		Oblt. Hans Hellmann
1 Apr 1945	-	5 May 1945		Oblt. Ulrich Hammer

Career
No patrols

14 Nov 1942	-	11 May 1943	8. Flottille (training)
15 Dec 1943	-	28 Feb 1945	21. Flottille (school boat)
1 Mar 1945	-	5 May 1945	31. Flottille (training)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Sank on 8 April 1943 in the harbor entrance of Gotenhafen after a collision with the German patrol vessel VP 313. No casualties. Raised on 16 April 1943, repaired at the Schichau-Werft in Königsberg and returned to service on 15 December 1943.

Scuttled on 5 May 1945 in Flensburg Firth, in position 54.48N, 09.49E, after being damaged by US fighter bombers (XXIX TAC, 9th AF) on 4 May. Wreck broken up in 1948.

Final location

Attacks on this boat and other events

4 May 1945
U-393 and U-733 were proceeding from Flensburg to Horten together when they were attacked and badly damaged by US fighter bombers (XXIX TAC, 9th AF) in the Gelting Bay at 1740hrs. Both U-boats were scuttled by their crews the next day. U-733 had no casualties, but the commander and a crewman from U-393 were mortally wounded during the air attack.

1 recorded attack on this boat.

Men lost from the boat

3 Mar 1945
The commander of the boat died after an accident in Wesermünde. [Oberleutnat zur See Hans Hellmann]

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.

Media links

German U-Boat Losses During World War II
Niestle, Axel

U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2
Wynn, Kenneth

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