List of all U-boats
U-953
Type | VIIC | ||||||||||||||||
Ordered | 10 Apr 1941 | ||||||||||||||||
Laid down | 10 Feb 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 153) | |||||||||||||||
Launched | 28 Oct 1942 | ||||||||||||||||
Commissioned | 17 Dec 1942 | Oblt. Karl-Heinz Marbach (Knights Cross) | |||||||||||||||
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Career 10 patrols |
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Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | ||||||||||||||||
Fate |
Surrendered on 9 May 1945 at Trondheim, Norway (Waller & Niestlé, 2010). Post war information (see more post-war boats): | ||||||||||||||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-953 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Trutz (1 Jun 1943 - 16 Jun 1943)
Trutz 2 (16 Jun 1943 - 29 Jun 1943)
Geier 2 (30 Jun 1943 - 15 Jul 1943)
Schill (25 Oct 1943 - 16 Nov 1943)
Borkum (1 Jan 1944 - 3 Jan 1944)
Borkum 3 (3 Jan 1944 - 13 Jan 1944)
Dragoner (22 May 1944 - 28 May 1944)
Attacks on this boat and other events
9 Jul 1943
The boat was attacked by an aircraft on 9 July. Casualties were one dead and two wounded. [Matrose I Egon Döring]
11 Jan 1944
The boat fired a T-5 homing torpedo at a corvette, which missed, and was then hunted for 13 hours by escorts with depth charges and Hedgehogs. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 491)
4 Feb 1944
The boat was vectored to attack convoy ON 222, but while attempting to do was herself attacked by an unidentified Allied aircraft. Date may be approximate. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 497)
3 recorded attacks on this boat.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in March 1944.
Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from the boat
9 Jul 1943
The boat was attacked by an aircraft on 9 July. Casualties were one dead and two wounded. [Matrose I Egon Döring]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
U-boat Emblems
We have 3 emblem entries for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
Crew 37a |
Cat on U-boat |
German Cross |
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