German submarine U-193
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German submarine U-193 was a Type IXC/40 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine built during World War II for service in the Atlantic Ocean. The submarine was laid down on 22 December 1941 at the AG Weser yard in Bremen as yard number 1039. She was launched on 24 August 1942 and commissioned on 10 December under the command of Korvettenkapitän Hans Paukstadt.
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Name | U-193 |
Ordered | 4 November 1940 |
Builder | AG Weser, Bremen |
Yard number | 1039 |
Laid down | 22 December 1941 |
Launched | 24 August 1942 |
Commissioned | 10 December 1942 |
Fate | Missing since 24 April 1944 |
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Class and type | Type IXC/40 submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) |
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Test depth | 230 m (750 ft) |
Complement | 4 officers, 44 enlisted48 to 56 |
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Identification codes: | M 50 201 |
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Victories: |
1 merchant ship sunk (10,172 GRT) |
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She was a member of two wolfpacks and carried out four war patrols in which she sank one ship, before being lost herself in the Bay of Biscay in April 1944.