U-533 1943
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | U-533 | 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 |
| Cause of loss | War action | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | Nazi Germany | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Kriegsmarine | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | World War II | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Gulf of Oman | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | United Arab Emirates | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 57 km from land |
| Position | 25.4667, 56.8333 | Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0) |
About the wreck
German submarine U-533 was a Type IXC/40 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 17 February 1942 at the Deutsche Werft yard at Hamburg as yard number 351, launched on 11 September 1942 and commissioned on 25 November 1942 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Helmut Hennig. After training with the 4th U-boat Flotilla in the Baltic Sea, U-533 was transferred to the 10th flotilla for front-line service on 1 May 1943, and sunk in the Gulf of Oman on 16 October with one survivor, who was to sit out the war in an enjoyable internment in Sharjah, then a Trucial State and today one of the United Arab Emirates.
Diving & visiting
In 2009, divers found the wreck of U-533 at a depth of 108 metres (354 ft) some 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) off the coast of Fujairah.
Location
- Recorded position: 25.4667, 56.8333 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Gulf of Oman
- Nearest coast: United Arab Emirates
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article German submarine U-533 (revision 1367320370), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Wreck”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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