U-383 1943
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | U-383 | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1943 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | U-boat | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | Nazi Germany | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Kriegsmarine | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | Battle of the Atlantic | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | North Atlantic Ocean | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Position | 47.2400, -12.1000 | Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0) |
About the wreck
German submarine U-383 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
The submarine was laid down on 29 March 1941 at the Howaldtswerke yard at Kiel, launched on 22 April 1942, and commissioned on 6 June under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Horst Kremser.
Location
- Recorded position: 47.2400, -12.1000 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: North Atlantic Ocean
Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article German submarine U-383 (revision 1367321710), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby wrecks
- U-705 1942 · 96 km
- U-614 1943 · 100 km
- U-26 1940 · 101 km
- U-106 1943 · 107 km
- U-878 1945 · 123 km
- U-563 1943 · 131 km
Other wrecks of the Battle of the Atlantic
- U-756 1942
- U-82 1942
- U-88 1942
- U-94 1942
- U-98 1942
- German submarine U-458 1943
- HMS Eclipse 1943
- U-105 1943
- U-106 1943
- U-109 1943
All 704 wrecks of the Battle of the Atlantic →
Browse more: Open ocean wrecks · North Atlantic Ocean · Second World War