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German submarine U-453 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 4 July 1940 by Deutsche Werke in Kiel as yard number 284, launched on 30 April 1941 and commissioned on 26 June 1941 under Kapitänleutnant Egon-Reiner von Schlippenbach (Knight's Cross).

The boat's service began on 26 June 1941 with training as part of the 7th U-boat Flotilla, followed by active service until being transferred to the 29th flotilla on 1 January 1942, based in La Spezia in Italy.

Design

German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-453 had a displacement of Шаблон:Convert when at the surface and Шаблон:Convert while submerged.Шаблон:Sfn She had a total length of Шаблон:Convert, a pressure hull length of Шаблон:Convert, a beam of Шаблон:Convert, a height of Шаблон:Convert, and a draught of Шаблон:Convert. The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of Шаблон:Convert for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert GU 343/38–8 double-acting electric motors producing a total of Шаблон:Convert for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two Шаблон:Convert propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of Шаблон:Convert and a maximum submerged speed of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn When submerged, the boat could operate for Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert; when surfaced, she could travel Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert. U-453 was fitted with five Шаблон:Convert torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one [[8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun|Шаблон:Convert SK C/35 naval gun]], 220 rounds, and a [[2 cm FlaK 30|Шаблон:Convert C/30]] anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.Шаблон:Sfn

Service history

In 17 patrols she sank nine merchant ships for a total of Шаблон:GRT, plus one warship , damaged one merchant ship , one auxiliary warship and cause one warship total loss.

Fate

She was depth charged and sunk by on 21 May 1944 off the south coast of Italy at position Шаблон:Coord by Royal Navy destroyers Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS and the escort destroyer Шаблон:HMS.

Summary of raiding history

Date Ship Name Nationality Tonnage[Note 1] Fate[1]
13 December 1941 Badalona Шаблон:Flag 4,202 Sunk
7 April 1942 HMHS Somersetshire Шаблон:Navy 9,716 Damaged
20 January 1943 Jean Jadot Шаблон:Flag 5,859 Sunk
30 June 1943 Oligarch Шаблон:Flag 6,894 Damaged
6 July 1943 Shahjehan Шаблон:Flag 5,454 Sunk
15 November 1943 Шаблон:HMS Шаблон:Navy 1,705 Total loss (mine)
20 November 1943 Jela Шаблон:Flag 335 Sunk (mine)
22 November 1943 Шаблон:HMS Шаблон:Navy 835 Sunk (mine)
1 February 1944 Agia Paraskevi Шаблон:Flag 80 Sunk
1 February 1944 Salem Шаблон:Flag 81 Sunk
1 February 1944 Himli Шаблон:Flag 67 Sunk
1 February 1944 Yahiya Шаблон:Flag 64 Sunk
19 May 1944 Fort Missanabie Шаблон:Flag 7,147 Sunk

References

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External links

Шаблон:German Type VII submarines Шаблон:May 1944 shipwrecks

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