German submarine U-533
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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.
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Name | U-533 |
Ordered | 10 April 1941 |
Builder | Deutsche Werft, Hamburg |
Yard number | 351 |
Laid down | 17 February 1942 |
Launched | 11 September 1942 |
Commissioned | 25 November 1942 |
Fate | Sunk on 16 October 1943[1] |
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Class and type | Type IXC/40 submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.67 m (15 ft 4 in) |
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Test depth | 230 m (750 ft) |
Complement | 4 officers, 44 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 50 650 |
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Victories: | None |
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