German World War II submarine
German submarine "U-983" was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" during World War II.
She was ordered on 25 May 1941, and was laid down on 7 September 1942 at Blohm &amp; Voss, Hamburg, as yard number 183. She was launched on 12 May 1943 and commissioned under the command of "Leutnant zur See" Hans Reimers on 16 June 1943.
Design.
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. "U-983" had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two Garbe, Lahmeyer &amp; Co. RP 137/c double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to .
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, the boat could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . "U-983" was fitted with five torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes or 26 TMA mines, one SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and one twin C/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between 44 — 52 men.
Service history.
On 8 September 1943, "U-983" sank north of Łeba in the Baltic Sea after colliding with . Thirty-eight of the crew of forty-three survived, rescued on 9 September by "U-854" which was in the area for training, and brought to Hel.
The wreck was located at .
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