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German submarine U-993
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German submarine U-993 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.[1]
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Name | U-993 |
Ordered | 25 May 1941 |
Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
Yard number | 193 |
Laid down | 16 November 1942 |
Launched | 8 July 1943 |
Commissioned | 19 August 1943 |
Fate | Sunk by British Air Raid on 4 October 1944 |
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Class and type | Type VIIC submarine |
Displacement | 864.7 t (851 long tons) submerged |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Complement | 44–57 crew |
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Identification codes: | M 55 038 |
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Victories: | None |
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