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History
German Empire
Name	U-83
Ordered	23 October 1915
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number	253
Launched	13 July 1916
Commissioned	6 September 1916
Fate	Sunk by gunfire of Q-Ship Farnborough SW of Ireland at 51°34′N 11°23′W / 51.567°N 11.383°W, 17 February 1917. 35 dead and 1 survivor (all hands lost).
General characteristics
Class and type	German Type U 81 submarine
Displacement	list error: <br /> list (help); 808 long tons (821 t) surfaced; 946 long tons (961 t) submerged; 1,160 long tons (1,179 t) total
Length	list error: <br /> list (help); 70.6 m (231 ft 8 in) o/a; 55.5 m (182 ft 1 in) pressure hull
Beam	list error: <br /> list (help); 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in) o/a; 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) pressure hull
Draught	4.02 m (13 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	list error: <br /> list (help); 2,400 hp (1,790 kW) diesel engine; 1,200 hp (895 kW) electric motor
Speed	list error: <br /> list (help); 16.8 knots (31.1 km/h; 19.3 mph) surfaced; 9.1 knots (16.9 km/h; 10.5 mph) submerged
Range	list error: <br /> list (help); 11,220 nmi (20,780 km; 12,910 mi) surfaced; 56 nmi (104 km; 64 mi) submerged
Complement	39 men
Armament	list error: <br /> list (help); • 6 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern); • 16 × torpedoes; • 1 × 105 mm (4.1 in) deck gun with 220 rounds; • 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) deck gun
Service record
Part of:	list error: <br /> list (help); Kaiserliche Marine; IV Flotilla; 31 Oct 1916 - 17 Feb 1917
Commanders:	list error: <br /> list (help); Kapitänleutnant Bruno Hoppe; 6 Sep 1916 - 17 Feb 1917
Operations:	2
Victories:	5 merchant ships sunk (6,286 GRT)

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SM U-83 was a Type U 81 u-boat of the German Imperial Navy (Template:Lang-de) during the First World War. She had been commissioned and deployed to operate off the coast of the British Isles and attack coastal shipping as part of the German U-boat campaign.^[1]

In a six-month career, U-83 made two combat patrols into the South-Western Approaches during the Atlantic campaign. In these patrols she sank five allied merchant ships for 6,286 GRT. On 17 February 1917, she torpedoed the British Q-ship HMS Farnborough off the Irish coast, but was sunk by Farnborough's hidden armaments when she approached too close. There were just 2 survivors, picked up by Farnborough; 35 of her crew perished. Farnborough was commanded by the submarine hunter Gordon Campbell and had on board later Victoria Cross recipients Ronald Niel Stuart and William Williams.

Summary of Raiding Career

Date	Name	Nationality	Tonnage (GRT)	Fate^[4]
17 December 1916	Niord	Sweden	123	Sunk
4 February 1917	Anna Maria	France	141	Sunk
4 February 1917	Coquette	France	167	Sunk
6 February 1917	Crown Point	United Kingdom	5,218	Sunk
7 February 1917	Diaz	Russian Empire	637	Sunk
10 February 1917	Paquerette	France	164	Sunk
17 February 1917	HMS Farnborough	Royal Navy	3,207	Damaged

References

^ ^a ^b "U 83 - U-boats of World War I". uboat.net. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
^ "Type U-81 boats". uboat.net. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
^ "Kptlt. Bruno Hoppe". uboat.net. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
^ "SM U-83 successes". UBoat.net. Retrieved 20 January 2015.

[boat83-1] "U 83 - U-boats of World War I". uboat.net. Retrieved 29 September 2010.

[2] "Type U-81 boats". uboat.net. Retrieved 29 September 2010.

[3] "Kptlt. Bruno Hoppe". uboat.net. Retrieved 29 September 2010.

[4] "SM U-83 successes". UBoat.net. Retrieved 20 January 2015.

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 ==References==
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v t e Type U 81 submarines
U-81 U-82 U-83 U-84 U-85 U-86
Preceded by: Type UE I Followed by:Type U 87
List of U-boats of Germany