German submarine U-333

History
Nazi Germany
Name:	U-333
Ordered:	23 September 1939
Builder:	Nordseewerke, Emden
Yard number:	205
Laid down:	11 March 1940
Launched:	14 June 1941
Commissioned:	25 August 1941
Fate:	Sunk, 31 July 1944
General characteristics
Class and type:	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement:	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged
Length:	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Beam:	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height:	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught:	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power:	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels) 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion:	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed:	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Range:	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth:	230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement:	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament:	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) 14 × torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) various AA guns
Service record
Part of:	5th U-boat Flotilla 25 August – 31 December 1941 3rd U-boat Flotilla 1 January 1942 – 31 July 1944
Identification codes:	M 02 500
Commanders:	Kptlt. Peter-Erich Cremer 25 August 1941 – 6 October 1942 Lt.z.S. Helmut Kandzior 6–9 October 1942 Kptlt. Lorenz Kasch 9 October–22 November 1942 Oblt.z.S. Werner Schwaff 22 November 1942 – 17 May 1943 K.Kapt. Peter-Erich Cremer 18 May 1943 – 19 July 1944 Kptlt. Hans Fiedler 20–31 July 1944
Operations:	1st patrol: 27 December 1941 – 9 February 1942 2nd patrol: 30 March – 26 May 1942 3rd patrol: 11–24 August 1942 4th patrol: 1 September – 23 October 1942 5th patrol: 20 December 1942 – 5 February 1943 6th patrol: 2 March – 13 April 1943 7th patrol: 2 June – 31 August 1943 8th patrol: 21 October – 1 December 1943 9th patrol: 10–12 February 1944 10th patrol: 14 February – 20 April 1944 11th patrol: 6–13 June 1944 12th patrol: 23–31 July 1944
Victories:	7 commercial ships sunk (32,107 GRT) 1 commercial ship damaged (8,327 GRT) 1 warship damaged (925 GRT)

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German submarine U-333 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 11 March 1940 at the Nordseewerke yard at Emden, launched on 14 June 1941, and commissioned on 25 August 1941 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Peter-Erich Cremer. After training with the 5th U-boat Flotilla at Kiel, on 1 January 1942 U-333 was transferred to the 3rd U-boat Flotilla based at La Pallice for front-line service.

The U-boat made 12 combat patrols in the next three years, and sank seven merchant ships totalling 32,107 gross register tons (GRT), damaged another of 8,327 GRT, and also engaged and damaged the Flower-class corvette HMS Crocus. U-333 was sunk in the English Channel by British warships using a Squid on 31 July 1944.

U-333 bore the "three little fishes" emblem on its conning tower.

German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-333 had a displacement of 769 tonnes (757 long tons) when at the surface and 871 tonnes (857 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in), a pressure hull length of 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in), a beam of 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and a draught of 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in). The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350 kW; 2,760 to 3,160 shp) for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8–27 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 metric horsepower (550 kW; 740 shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23 m (4 ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750 ft).

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