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|Ship country=[[Nazi Germany]]
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Nazi Germany|naval}}
|Ship name=''U-453''
|Ship ordered= 30 October 1939
|Ship builder=[[Deutsche Werke AG]], [[Kiel]]
|Ship yard number= 284
|Ship laid down= 4 July 1940
|Ship launched= 30 April 1941
|Ship commissioned= 26 June 1941
|Ship fate= Sunk by depth charges on 21 May 1944 off the south coast of Italy at position {{coord|38|13|N|16|30|E}} by Royal Navy surface warships.
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|Ship type=[[German Type VII submarine#Type VIIC|Type VIIC]] [[submarine]]
|Ship displacement={{convert|769|t|LT|0}} surfaced<br>{{convert|871|t|LT|0|abbr=on}} submerged
|Ship length={{convert|67.1|m|ftin|abbr=on}} [[Length overall|o/a]]<br>{{convert|50.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}} [[pressure hull]]
|Ship beam={{convert|6.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} o/a<br>{{convert|4.7|m|ftin|abbr=on}} pressure hull
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|Ship propulsion=2&nbsp;×&nbsp;[[supercharged]] [[Germaniawerft]] 6-cylinder 4-stroke F46 [[diesel engine]]s, totalling {{convert|2800|-|3200|bhp|abbr=on}}. Max [[rpm]]: 470-490<br>2&nbsp;×&nbsp;[[electric motor]]s, totalling {{convert|750|shp|abbr=on}} and max rpm: 296
|Ship speed={{convert|17.7|kn|lk=in}} surfaced<br>{{convert|7.6|kn}} submerged
|Ship range={{convert|15170|km|nmi|abbr=on|lk=on}} at {{convert|10|kn|km/h|abbr=on}} surfaced<br>{{convert|150|km|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|4|kn|km/h|abbr=on}} submerged
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|Ship complement=44–52 officers & ratings
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|label=Service record<ref name="uboatnet">{{cite web |url=http://www.uboat.net/boats/u453.htm |title=The Type VIIC boat U-453 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net |publisher=www.uboat.net |accessdate=27 April 2014}}</ref>
|partof=[[7th U-boat Flotilla]]<br> (26 June 1941 - 1 November 1941) - Training<br> [[7th U-boat Flotilla]]<br> (1 November 1941 - 31 December 1941)<br>[[29th U-boat Flotilla]]<br> (1 January 1942 - 21 May 1944)
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|commanders=''Kptlt.'' Gert Hetschko<br>(26 June 1941 - 8 July 1941)<br>''Kptlt.'' [[Egon-Reiner von Schlippenbach]]<br> (9 July 1941 - 6 December 1943)<br>''Oblt.'' Dierk Lührs<br>(7 December 1943 – 21 May 1944)
|operations=1st patrol:<br>12 November 1941 - 17 December 1941<br>
2nd patrol:<br>17 January 1942 - 1 February 1942<br>
3rd patrol:<br>22 March 1942 - 21 April 1942<br>
4th patrol:<br>25 May 1942 - 14 June 1942<br>
5th patrol:<br>18 June 1942 - 21 July 1942<br>
6th patrol:<br>17 September 1942 - 15 October 1942<br>
7th patrol:<br>29 November 1942 - 17 December 1942<br>
8th patrol:<br>11 January 1943 - 16 February 1943<br>
9th patrol:<br>1 April 1943 - 5 May 1943<br>
10th patrol:<br>23 June 1943 - 24 July 1943<br>
11th patrol:<br>31 July 1943 - 14 August 1943<br>
12th patrol:<br>21 October 1943 - 27 October 1943<br>
13th patrol:<br>2 November 1943 - 13 November 1943<br>
14th patrol:<br>24 November 1943 - 1 December 1943<br>
15th patrol:<br>12 January 1944 - 9 February 1944<br>
16th patrol:<br>8 March 1944 - 25 March 1944<br>
17th patrol:<br>30 April 1944 - 21 May 1944
|victories=9 merchant ships sunk (23,289 GRT)<br>2 merchant ships damaged (16,610 GRT)<br>2 warships sunk (2,540 tons)
}}


'''German submarine ''U-453''''' was a [[German Type VIIC submarine|Type VIIC]] [[U-boat]] built for [[Nazi Germany]]'s ''[[Kriegsmarine]]'' for service during [[World War II]].
She was laid down on 4 July 1940 by [[Deutsche Werke AG]] in [[Kiel]] as 'werk' 284, launched on 30 April 1941 and commissioned on 26 June 1941 under ''[[Kapitänleutnant]]'' [[Egon-Reiner von Schlippenbach]] ([[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross|Knight’s Cross]]).

The boat's service began on 26 June 1941 with training as part of the [[7th U-boat Flotilla]], followed by active service until being transferred to the [[29th U-boat Flotilla|29th flotilla]] on 1 January 1942, based in [[La Spezia]] in [[Italy]].

==Service History==
In 17 patrols she sank 9 merchant ships for a total of 23,289 GRT, plus 2 warships and damaged 2 merchant ships.

===Fate===
She was depth charged and sunk by on 21 May 1944 off the south coast of Italy at position {{coord|38|13|N|16|30|E}} by Royal Navy destroyers {{HMS|Termagant|R89|6}}, {{HMS|Tenacious|R45|6}} and the escort destroyer HMS ''Liddesdale''.

==Summary of Raiding Career==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="120px"|Date
! width="150px"|Name
! width="220px"|Nationality
! width="25px" |Tonnage<br>(GRT)
! width="120px" |Fate<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uboat.net/boats/successes/u453/html|title=U-453 successes|publisher=UBoat.net|accessdate=27 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
|align="right"|13 December 1941
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in December 1941#13 December|''Badalona'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Spain}}
|align="right"|4,202
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|7 April 1942
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in April 1942#7 April|HMHS ''Somersetshire'']]
|align="left" |{{navy|United Kingdom}}
|align="right"|9,716
|align="left" |Damaged
|-
|align="right"|20 January 1943
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in January 1943#20 January|''Jean Jadot'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Belgium}}
|align="right"|5,859
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|30 June 1943
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in June 1943#30 June|''Oligarch'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|6,894
|align="left" |Damaged
|-
|align="right"|6 July 1943
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in July 1943#6 July|''Shahjehan'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|5,454
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|15 November 1943
|align="left" |{{HMS|Quail|G45|6}}
|align="left" |{{navy|United Kingdom}}
|align="right"|1,705
|align="left" |Total loss - mined
|-
|align="right"|20 November 1943
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in November 1943#20 November|''Jela'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Yugoslavia}}
|align="right"|335
|align="left" |Sunk - mined
|-
|align="right"|22 November 1943
|align="left" |{{HMS|Hebe|J24|6}}
|align="left" |{{navy|United Kingdom}}
|align="right"|835
|align="left" |Sunk - mined
|-
|align="right"|1 February 1944
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in February 1944#1 February|''Agia Paraskevi'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Greece|old}}
|align="right"|80
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|1 February 1944
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in February 1944#1 February|''Salem'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Lebanon}}
|align="right"|81
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|1 February 1944
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in February 1944#1 February|''Himli'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Lebanon}}
|align="right"|67
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|1 February 1944
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in February 1944#1 February|''Yahiya'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Syria}}
|align="right"|64
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|19 May 1944
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in May 1944#19 May|''Fort Missanabie'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|7,147
|align="left" |Sunk
|}

==See also==
* [[List of U-boats]]
==Sources==
{{Reflist}}

* [http://www.uboat.net/boats/u453.htm U-boat.net webpage for ''U-453'']
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[[Category:1941 ships]]
[[Category:U-boats commissioned in 1941]]
[[Category:U-boats sunk in 1944]]
[[Category:World War II submarines of Germany]]
[[Category:World War II shipwrecks in the Mediterranean]]
[[Category:Ships built in Kiel]]

Revision as of 16:08, 27 April 2014


History
Nazi Germany
NameU-453
Ordered30 October 1939
BuilderDeutsche Werke AG, Kiel
Yard number284
Laid down4 July 1940
Launched30 April 1941
Commissioned26 June 1941
FateSunk by depth charges on 21 May 1944 off the south coast of Italy at position 38°13′N 16°30′E / 38.217°N 16.500°E / 38.217; 16.500 by Royal Navy surface warships.
General characteristics
TypeType VIIC submarine
Displacementlist error: <br /> list (help)
769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced
871 t (857 long tons) submerged
Lengthlist error: <br /> list (help)
67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a
50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Beamlist error: <br /> list (help)
6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a
4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Draft4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Propulsionlist error: <br /> list (help)
2 × supercharged Germaniawerft 6-cylinder 4-stroke F46 diesel engines, totalling 2,800–3,200 bhp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490
2 × electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) and max rpm: 296
Speedlist error: <br /> list (help)
17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced
7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Rangelist error: <br /> list (help)
15,170 km (8,190 nmi) at 10 kn (19 km/h) surfaced
150 km (81 nmi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged
Test depthlist error: <br /> list (help)
230 m (750 ft)
Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement44–52 officers & ratings
Armamentlist error: <br /> list (help)
5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern)
14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines
1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds)
Various AA guns

Service record[1] Part of: list error: <br /> list (help)
7th U-boat Flotilla
(26 June 1941 - 1 November 1941) - Training
7th U-boat Flotilla
(1 November 1941 - 31 December 1941)
29th U-boat Flotilla
(1 January 1942 - 21 May 1944)Commanders: list error: <br /> list (help)
Kptlt. Gert Hetschko
(26 June 1941 - 8 July 1941)
Kptlt. Egon-Reiner von Schlippenbach
(9 July 1941 - 6 December 1943)
Oblt. Dierk Lührs
(7 December 1943 – 21 May 1944)Operations:

list error: <br /> list (help)
1st patrol:
12 November 1941 - 17 December 1941
2nd patrol:
17 January 1942 - 1 February 1942
3rd patrol:
22 March 1942 - 21 April 1942
4th patrol:
25 May 1942 - 14 June 1942
5th patrol:
18 June 1942 - 21 July 1942
6th patrol:
17 September 1942 - 15 October 1942
7th patrol:
29 November 1942 - 17 December 1942
8th patrol:
11 January 1943 - 16 February 1943
9th patrol:
1 April 1943 - 5 May 1943
10th patrol:
23 June 1943 - 24 July 1943
11th patrol:
31 July 1943 - 14 August 1943
12th patrol:
21 October 1943 - 27 October 1943
13th patrol:
2 November 1943 - 13 November 1943
14th patrol:
24 November 1943 - 1 December 1943
15th patrol:
12 January 1944 - 9 February 1944
16th patrol:
8 March 1944 - 25 March 1944

17th patrol:
30 April 1944 - 21 May 1944Victories: list error: <br /> list (help)
9 merchant ships sunk (23,289 GRT)
2 merchant ships damaged (16,610 GRT)
2 warships sunk (2,540 tons) German submarine U-453 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 4 July 1940 by Deutsche Werke AG in Kiel as 'werk' 284, launched on 30 April 1941 and commissioned on 26 June 1941 under Kapitänleutnant Egon-Reiner von Schlippenbach (Knight’s Cross). The boat's service began on 26 June 1941 with training as part of the 7th U-boat Flotilla, followed by active service until being transferred to the 29th flotilla on 1 January 1942, based in La Spezia in Italy.

Service History

In 17 patrols she sank 9 merchant ships for a total of 23,289 GRT, plus 2 warships and damaged 2 merchant ships.

Fate

She was depth charged and sunk by on 21 May 1944 off the south coast of Italy at position 38°13′N 16°30′E / 38.217°N 16.500°E / 38.217; 16.500 by Royal Navy destroyers HMS Termagant, HMS Tenacious and the escort destroyer HMS Liddesdale.

Summary of Raiding Career

Date Name Nationality Tonnage
(GRT) 		Fate[2]
13 December 1941 Badalona  Spain 4,202 Sunk
7 April 1942 HMHS Somersetshire  Royal Navy 9,716 Damaged
20 January 1943 Jean Jadot  Belgium 5,859 Sunk
30 June 1943 Oligarch  United Kingdom 6,894 Damaged
6 July 1943 Shahjehan  United Kingdom 5,454 Sunk
15 November 1943 HMS Quail  Royal Navy 1,705 Total loss - mined
20 November 1943 Jela  Yugoslavia 335 Sunk - mined
22 November 1943 HMS Hebe  Royal Navy 835 Sunk - mined
1 February 1944 Agia Paraskevi  Greece 80 Sunk
1 February 1944 Salem  Lebanon 81 Sunk
1 February 1944 Himli  Lebanon 67 Sunk
1 February 1944 Yahiya  Syria 64 Sunk
19 May 1944 Fort Missanabie  United Kingdom 7,147 Sunk

See also

Sources

  1. ^ "The Type VIIC boat U-453 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  2. ^ "U-453 successes". UBoat.net. Retrieved 27 April 2014.

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