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U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner & Walter Janssens
Detail Consultant —  Horst Schmeisser
Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-193Type IXC/40
Feldpost NumberM 50 201
Construction YardDeutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, (AG Weser) Bremen
Yard Number1039
Ordered4th Nov 1940
Keel laid22nd Dec 1941
Launched24th Aug 1942
Commissioned10th Dec 1942
Baubelehrung6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
12.42 - 04.434.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
05.43 - 03.442.U-Flottille, Lorient
Frontboot (operational)
04.44 - 04.4410.U-Flottille, Lorient
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
12.42 - 04.44KK Hans Pauckstadt
see also: U-18 U-12 U-34 U-30 
04.44 - 04.44OL Ulrich Abel

Operations information for U-193
11.05.1943 - 17.05.1943
First Sailing
U-193 left Kiel under the command of Hans Pauckstadt on 11th May 1943 and arrived at Bergen on 17th May 1943 after six days.
22.05.1943 - 23.07.1943
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 22nd May 1943, U-193 left Bergen under the command of Hans Pauckstadt and after nearly nine weeks arrived at Bordeaux on 23rd Jul 1943.
21.09.1943 - 21.09.1943
Third Sailing
U-193 departed under Hans Pauckstadt from Bordeaux on 21st Sep 1943 and arrived at La Pallice on the same day.
27.09.1943 - 28.09.1943
Fourth Sailing
U-193 left La Pallice under the command of Hans Pauckstadt on 27th Sep 1943 and returned one day later to La Pallice on 28th Sep 1943.
12.10.1943 - 10.02.1944
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 12th Oct 1943, U-193 left La Pallice under the command of Hans Pauckstadt and arrived at El Ferrol on 10th Feb 1944 after over seventeen weeks.
Hans Pauckstadt hit one ship on this patrol.
  • On 3rd Dec 1943 he sank the American 10,172 ton Touchet.
20.02.1944 - 24.02.1944
Sixth Sailing
U-193 departed under Hans Pauckstadt from El Ferrol on 20th Feb 1944 and after four days arrived at Lorient on 24th Feb 1944.
23.04.1944 - 23.04.1944
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-193 left Lorient under the command of Dr. Ulrich Abel on 23rd Apr 1944. The boat was lost on 23rd Apr 1944.

Notes for U-193


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