U-Boat Operations

Operations information for U-453
12.11.1941 - 17.12.1941 First Sailing - active patrol U-453 left Kiel under the command of Freiherr Egon Reiner von Schlippenbach on 12th Nov 1941 and arrived at La Spezia on 17th Dec 1941 after five weeks. Freiherr Egon Reiner von Schlippenbach hit one ship on this patrol. On 13th Dec 1941 he sank the Spanish 4,202 ton Badalona.
17.01.1942 - 01.02.1942 Second Sailing - active patrol On the 17th Jan 1942, U-453 left La Spezia under the command of Freiherr Egon Reiner von Schlippenbach and after just over two weeks arrived at Pola on 1st Feb 1942.
22.03.1942 - 21.04.1942 Third Sailing - active patrol U-453 departed under Freiherr Egon Reiner von Schlippenbach from Pola on 22nd Mar 1942 and arrived back at Pola on 21st Apr 1942 after over four weeks on patrol. Freiherr Egon Reiner von Schlippenbach hit one ship on this patrol. On 7th Apr 1942 he damaged the British 9,716 ton HMHS Somersetshire.
25.05.1942 - 14.06.1942 Fourth Sailing - active patrol U-453 left Pola under the command of Freiherr Egon Reiner von Schlippenbach on 25th May 1942 and after nearly three weeks arrived at Salamis on 14th Jun 1942.
18.06.1942 - 21.07.1942 Fifth Sailing - active patrol On the 18th Jun 1942, U-453 left Salamis under the command of Freiherr Egon Reiner von Schlippenbach and arrived at Pola on 21st Jul 1942 after more than four weeks.
31.08.1942 - 10.09.1942 Sixth Sailing U-453 departed under Freiherr Egon Reiner von Schlippenbach from Pola on 31st Aug 1942 and after one and a half weeks arrived at Salamis on 10th Sep 1942.
17.09.1942 - 15.10.1942 Seventh Sailing - active patrol U-453 left Salamis under the command of Freiherr Egon Reiner von Schlippenbach on 17th Sep 1942 and arrived at La Spezia on 15th Oct 1942 after four weeks.
29.11.1942 - 17.12.1942 Eighth Sailing - active patrol On the 29th Nov 1942, U-453 left La Spezia under the command of Freiherr Egon Reiner von Schlippenbach and returned two and a half weeks later to La Spezia on 17th Dec 1942.
11.01.1943 - 16.02.1943 Ninth Sailing - active patrol U-453 departed under Freiherr Egon Reiner von Schlippenbach from La Spezia on 11th Jan 1943 and arrived at Pola on 16th Feb 1943 after just over five weeks. At 1952 HRS on 20th Jan 1943 in square CH 82, U-453 came under attack from an unidentified aircraft. U-453 was only slightly damaged in the attack. At 2014 HRS on 20th Jan 1943 in square CH 82, U-453 came under attack from an unidentified aircraft. U-453 was not damaged by the attack. Freiherr Egon Reiner von Schlippenbach hit one ship on this patrol from convoy KMS-7. On 20th Jan 1943 he sank the Belgian 5,859 ton Jean Jadot, sailing with convoy KMS-7.
01.04.1943 - 05.05.1943 Tenth Sailing - active patrol U-453 left Pola under the command of Freiherr Egon Reiner von Schlippenbach on 1st Apr 1943 and returned to Pola on 5th May 1943 after nearly five weeks on patrol. On 17th Apr 1943 U-453 came under attack from an aircraft of RAF 608 Squadron. U-453 was not damaged by the attack. The boat defended itself with flak without destroying the aircraft. At 0016 HRS on 24th Apr 1943 in square CH 82, U-453 came under attack from an aircraft of RAF 500 Squadron. The aircraft was destroyed during the attack.
23.06.1943 - 24.07.1943 Eleventh Sailing - active patrol On the 23rd Jun 1943, U-453 left Pola under the command of Freiherr Egon Reiner von Schlippenbach and arrived back at Pola on 24th Jul 1943 after four and a half weeks on patrol. Freiherr Egon Reiner von Schlippenbach hit two ships on this patrol and both of them were in convoy: One was from convoy GTX-3 and one was from convoy MWS-36. On 30th Jun 1943 he damaged the British 6,894 ton Oligarch, a member of convoy GTX-3. On 6th Jul 1943 he sank the British 5,454 ton Shahjeban, part of convoy MWS-36.
31.07.1943 - 14.08.1943 Twelfth Sailing - active patrol U-453 departed under Freiherr Egon Reiner von Schlippenbach from Pola on 31st Jul 1943 and returned two weeks later to Pola on 14th Aug 1943.
21.10.1943 - 27.10.1943 Thirteenth Sailing - active patrol U-453 left Pola under the command of Freiherr Egon Reiner von Schlippenbach on 21st Oct 1943 and arrived back at Pola six days later on 27th Oct 1943.
02.11.1943 - 13.11.1943 Fourteenth Sailing - active patrol On the 2nd Nov 1943, U-453 left Pola under the command of Freiherr Egon Reiner von Schlippenbach and returned to Pola on 13th Nov 1943 after one and a half weeks on patrol. U-453 laid mines on this patrol. These mines were hit by 3 ships. The 1,705 ton British HMS Quail was fatally damaged by a mine on 15th Nov 1943. The 335 ton Yugoslavian Jela was sunk by a mine on 20th Nov 1943. The 835 ton British HMS Hebe was sunk by a mine on 22nd Nov 1943.
24.11.1943 - 01.12.1943 Fifteenth Sailing - active patrol U-453 departed under Freiherr Egon Reiner von Schlippenbach from Pola on 24th Nov 1943 and arrived back at Pola on 1st Dec 1943 after one week on patrol.
12.01.1944 - 09.02.1944 Sixteenth Sailing - active patrol U-453 left Pola under the command of Dierk Lührs on 12th Jan 1944 and after four weeks arrived at Salamis on 9th Feb 1944. Dierk Lührs hit four ships on this patrol. On 1st Feb 1944 he sank the Greek 80 ton Agia Paraskevi. On 1st Feb 1944 he sank the 67 ton Himli. On 1st Feb 1944 he sank the 81 ton Salem. On 2nd Feb 1944 he sank the 64 ton Yahiya.
08.03.1944 - 25.03.1944 Seventeenth Sailing - active patrol On the 8th Mar 1944, U-453 left Salamis under the command of Dierk Lührs and arrived at Pola on 25th Mar 1944 after two and a half weeks.
30.04.1944 - 21.05.1944 Eighteenth Sailing - active patrol U-453 departed under Dierk Lührs from Pola on 30th Apr 1944. The boat was lost on 21st May 1944. Dierk Lührs hit one ship on this patrol from convoy HA-43. On 19th May 1944 he sank the British 7,147 ton Fort Missanabie, from convoy HA-43.

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