German submarine U-553 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II.

U-553 was last seen by U-465 (Wolf) south-west of Ireland in position 48.15N, 15.35W in the evening on 20 January 1943. The boat had reported troubles with its periscope the day before, but was still heading for its operational area with the wolfpack Landsknecht in the eastern North Atlantic and was reported missing on 28 January after ...

U 553 war ein deutsches U-Boot vom Typ VII C, das während des Zweiten Weltkriegs im Rahmen des U-Boot-Krieges eingesetzt wurde. Der erste Auftrag an die Hamburger Werft Blohm & Voss umfasste neben U 553 insgesamt acht Boote [2], alle vom Typ VII C. Ein U-Boot dieses Typs hatte eine Länge von 67 m und unter Wasser eine Verdrängung von 865 m³.

U 553, unter Kapitänleutnant Karl Thurmann, lief am 19.04.1942 von St. Nazaire aus, Das Boot operierte im Nordatlantik und vor der Ostküste der USA. Nach 66 Tagen und zurückgelegten 8.307 sm über und 1.059 sm unter Wasser, lief U 553 am 24.06.1942 wieder in St. Nazaire ein.

German submarine U-553 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for the Nazi German Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. Her keel was laid down 21 November 1939, by Blohm + Voss in Hamburg as 'werk' 529. She was launched on 7 November 1940 and commissioned on 23 December, with Kapitänleutnant Karl...

German submarine U-553 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II.

U-Boot-Ehrenmal Möltenort. U 553. Typ VII C, 3. U-Flottille La Pallice, Frontboot

2017年10月7日 · See the profile page for U-553. Please note that in the table below you can find a 'Map' column. This helps to find that particular attack on the map below. Diala (d.) Belgian Soldier (d.) 13 ships sunk (62,315 tons) and 2 ships damaged (15,273 tons). We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged.

2015年10月18日 · Kapitänleutnant (soon to be Korvettenkapitän) Karl Thurmann brought U-553 on a two-week incursion into New England as well as Canadian waters between the 25 th of May and the 8 th of June 1942. To begin with U-553 rounded Cape Sable Nova Scotia to starboard and headed north until the 27 th of May, when it exited New England waters to patrol ...

The German submarine U-553, also known as the "Iron Coffin," was a World War II submarine built in 1939 by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg. Commissioned on December 23, 1940, it had a crew of four officers and 40-56 enlisted men. U-553 was part of the 7th U-boat Flotilla, then later transferred to the 3rd U-boat Flotilla on December 1, 1942.