German submarine U-133 (1941)

U-133 was a Type VIIC submarine, operated by the Kriegsmarine. She carried the pennant number 1941. Vegesacker Werft GmbH, Bremen-Vegesack laid her keel on 21 August 1940. Launched on 28 April 1941, she entered service on 5 July 1941.

612 ships of the class were built. The class followed the Type UB III, Vetehinen class and was succeeded by the Type XXI (Late-war replacement).

The boat displaced 757 long tons surfaced and 857 long tons submerged. She measured 67.1 m (220 ft) long with a beam of 6.2 m (20 ft). Her designed speed was 17.7 knots.

Her main battery was one 88 mm (3.5 in) guns.

She was in commission for 252 days of the Second World War.

She was sunk on 14 March 1942, at 37°50′N 23°35′E. The wreck survives.

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