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| U-283 | Type VIIC |
| Feldpost Number | M 50 857 |
| Construction Yard | Vulkan Vegesack Werft, Bremen |
| Yard Number | 48 |
| Ordered | 5th Jun 1941 |
| Keel laid | 10th Jun 1942 |
| Launched | 17th Feb 1943 |
| Commissioned | 31st Mar 1943 |
| Baubelehrung | 6.KLA, Bremen | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 03.43 - 01.44 | 8.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
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| 01.44 - 02.44 | 9.U-Flottille, Brest
Frontboot (operational)
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| Commanders | | 03.43 - 08.43 | OL Heinz-Günther Scholz |
| 08.43 - 02.44 | LT Günther Ney |
| Operations information for U-283 | 13.01.1944 - 11.02.1944
First Sailing
U-283 left Kiel under the command of Günter Ney on 13th Jan 1944 and arrived at return on 11th Feb 1944 after just over four weeks.
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| Notes for U-283 | | On the night of 10th February 1944 U-283 was attacked south-east of Iceland by a 612 SQN Leigh Light Wellington of 15 Gp CC RAF. The boat defended itself well and the Wellington was shot down. On 11th February, the 407 SQN Leigh Light Wellington RCAF (FO P W Heron) picked up a contact via radar in the dark at about 0400 Hrs. At 0410 the boat was illuminated with the Leigh Light, and Heron came in for the attack, dropping 6 D/Cs. Coming around again, radar showed the boat not moving, and then the target was lost. The Wellington circled for about an hour but U-283 had gone down with the loss of all 49 men.
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