German submarine U-83 (1940)

U-83 was a Type VIIB submarine in service with the Kriegsmarine. She carried the pennant number 1940. Flender Werke, Lübeck laid her keel on 5 October 1939. Launched on 9 December 1940, she entered service on 8 February 1941.

She was one of 24 ships of her class. The class followed the Type UB III, Vetehinen class and was succeeded by the Type XXI (Late-war replacement).

The boat displaced 741 long tons surfaced and 843 long tons submerged. She measured 66.5 m (218 ft) long with a beam of 6.2 m (20 ft). Her designed speed was 17.9 knots.

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

She was in commission for 754 days of the Second World War.

She was sunk on 4 March 1943, at 37°10′N 0°05′E. The wreck survives.

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