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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment

SM U-83



6th September 1916   SM U-83

Type U 81 Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 253) Ordered 23 Jun 1915 Laid down 23 Oct 1915 Launched 13 Jul 1916 Commissioned 6 Sep 1916

Commanders.
6 Sep 1916 - 17 Feb 1917 Bruno Hoppe

Career 2 patrols.
31 Oct 1916 - 17 Feb 1917 IV Flotilla

Successes 6 ships sunk with a total of 6,450 tons.
1 ship damaged with a total of 3,207 tons.

  • 17 Dec 1916 U 83 Bruno Hoppe Niord 123 sw
  • 4 Feb 1917 U 83 Bruno Hoppe Anna Maria 141 fr
  • 4 Feb 1917 U 83 Bruno Hoppe Coquette 167 fr
  • 6 Feb 1917 U 83 Bruno Hoppe Crown Point 5,218 br
  • 7 Feb 1917 U 83 Bruno Hoppe Diaz 637 ru
  • 10 Feb 1917 U 83 Bruno Hoppe Paquerette 164 fr
  • 17 Feb 1917 U 83 Bruno Hoppe Farnborough (damaged) 3,207 br

Fate 17 Feb 1917 - Sunk by gunfire of Q-Ship Farnborough (Q5) SW of Ireland at 5134N 1123W. 35 dead and 1 survivor (all hands lost).

There was another U 83 in World War Two.
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 9 Dec 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 8 Feb 1941.

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