U-Boat Operations

Operations information for U-83
26.07.1941 - 09.09.1941 First Sailing - active patrol U-83 left Kiel under the command of Hans-Werner Kraus on 26th Jul 1941 and arrived at Brest on 9th Sep 1941 after six and a half weeks.
28.09.1941 - 31.10.1941 Second Sailing - active patrol On the 28th Sep 1941, U-83 left Brest under the command of Hans-Werner Kraus and returned to Brest on 31st Oct 1941 after more than four weeks on patrol. Hans-Werner Kraus hit three ships on this patrol, one was from convoy HG-75. On 12th Oct 1941 he sank the Portugese 2,044 ton Corte Real. On 17th Oct 1941 he sank the Panamanian 2,032 ton Indra. On 26th Oct 1941 he damaged the British 6,746 ton HMS Ariguani, sailing with convoy HG-75. Note I've been informed that the crediting of Indra to attack by U 83 is possibly wrong. Indra had sailed from Barry, South Wales on 16th Oct 1941 bound for Huelva (alone). She passed Barry Island on 17th Oct, then went missing. This ship was built in 1900, and it would have been impossible for such an old ship to reach the position suggested by Rohwer on the date given (West of Gibraltar). A lifeboat marked Indra, Panama was washed ashore at Newgate, Pembrokeshire on 12th December. The Joint Arbitration Committee believed she was lost between 17th October and 20th October, considering her a 50% Marine Loss and 50% War Loss. Thanks to Siri Lawson for this clarification.
11.12.1941 - 23.12.1941 Third Sailing - active patrol U-83 departed under Hans-Werner Kraus from Brest on 11th Dec 1941 and arrived at Messina on 23rd Dec 1941 after more than one week.
25.12.1941 - 30.12.1941 Fourth Sailing - active patrol U-83 left Messina under the command of Hans-Werner Kraus on 25th Dec 1941 and after five days arrived at Salamis on 30th Dec 1941.
12.02.1942 - 24.02.1942 Fifth Sailing - active patrol On the 12th Feb 1942, U-83 left Salamis under the command of Hans-Werner Kraus and arrived back at Salamis more than one week later on 24th Feb 1942.
10.03.1942 - 21.03.1942 Sixth Sailing - active patrol U-83 departed under Hans-Werner Kraus from Salamis on 10th Mar 1942 and returned to Salamis on 21st Mar 1942 after one and a half weeks on patrol. Hans-Werner Kraus hit one ship on this patrol. On 17th Mar 1942 he damaged the British 2,590 ton Crista.
24.03.1942 - 28.03.1942 Seventh Sailing U-83 left Salamis under the command of Hans-Werner Kraus on 24th Mar 1942 and arrived at La Spezia on 28th Mar 1942 after four days.
05.04.1942 - 30.05.1942 Eighth Sailing - active patrol On the 5th Apr 1942, U-83 left La Spezia under the command of Hans-Werner Kraus and after nearly eight weeks arrived at Salamis on 30th May 1942.
04.06.1942 - 20.06.1942 Ninth Sailing - active patrol U-83 departed under Hans-Werner Kraus from Salamis on 4th Jun 1942 and arrived at La Spezia on 20th Jun 1942 after over two weeks. Hans-Werner Kraus hit four ships on this patrol. On 8th Jun 1942 he sank the Egyptian 231 ton Said. On 8th Jun 1942 he sank the 100 ton Esther. On 9th Jun 1942 he sank the 175 ton Typhoon. On 13th Jun 1942 he sank the British 91 ton HMS Farouk.
06.08.1942 - 20.08.1942 Tenth Sailing - active patrol U-83 left La Spezia under the command of Hans-Werner Kraus on 6th Aug 1942 and after two weeks arrived at Salamis on 20th Aug 1942. Hans-Werner Kraus hit one ship on this patrol. On 17th Aug 1942 he sank the Canadian 5,875 ton Princess Marguerite.
31.08.1942 - 04.09.1942 Eleventh Sailing On the 31st Aug 1942, U-83 left Salamis under the command of Hans-Werner Kraus and arrived at La Spezia on 4th Sep 1942 after four days.
21.11.1942 - 17.12.1942 Twelfth Sailing - active patrol U-83 departed under Ulrich Wörisshoffer from La Spezia on 21st Nov 1942 and returned more than three weeks later to La Spezia on 17th Dec 1942.
12.01.1943 - 31.01.1943 Thirteenth Sailing - active patrol U-83 left La Spezia under the command of Ulrich Wörisshoffer on 12th Jan 1943 and arrived back at La Spezia more than two weeks later on 31st Jan 1943. At 1852 HRS on 20th Jan 1943 in square CH 76, U-83 came under attack from an unidentified aircraft. U-83 was not damaged by the attack.
01.03.1943 - 09.03.1943 Fourteenth Sailing - active patrol On the 1st Mar 1943, U-83 left La Spezia under the command of Ulrich Wörisshoffer. The boat was lost on 9th Mar 1943. On 4th Mar 1943 in square CH 81, U-83 came under attack from an aircraft of RAF 500 Squadron. U-83 was destroyed in the attack.

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