SM UB 33

UB II

Blohm & Voss, Hamburg

July 22, 1915

December 4, 1915

April 22, 1916

• April 22, 1916 - December 2, 1916: Oblt.z.S. Herbert Lefholz
• February 1, 1917 - March 21, 1917: Oblt.z.S. Waldemar Fischer
• March 22, 1917 - September 16, 1917: Oblt.z.S. Karl Ruprecht
• September 17, 1917 - April 11, 1918: Oblt.z.S. Fritz Gregor

• June 22, 1916 - October 24, 1917 U- Flotilla Kurland
• October 24, 1917 - April 11, 1918 U- Flotilla Flanders

17 patrols

13 ships total tonnage 5,357 GRT

SM UB 33 was a German U- boat of the Imperial Navy, which used it during the First World War. The first two letters SM signify His Majesty, so Kaiser Wilhelm is meant.

Inserts

UB 33 was given on July 22, 1915 at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg in order, where it is on December 4, 1915 was the launching. On April 22, 1916, was under the command of Oblt.zS Herbert Lefholz put into service.

UB 33 was June 22, 1916 to October 24, 1917 at the U- Flotilla Kurland and 24 October 1917 to April 11, 1918 at the U- Flotilla Flanders in use.

In the course of 17 patrols the boat was a total of 13 ships ( 5,357 GRT) sunk, damaging two ships ( 6,513 GRT ) and 3 ships ( 1,527 GRT) applied as a pinch.

Whereabouts

On April 11, 1918 UB was 33 on the march back to Zeebrugge, when it hit a mine in the Dover - lock while diving in front of patrol vehicles. Southwest of the Varne sandbar was a detonation of the British fishing trawler Ocean Roamer 18 clock watched and then spotted the wreckage and an oil slick. There were no survivors.

On May 21 1918 divers found the wreck of UB 33 on position 50 ° 56 ' N, 1 ° 17' O50.9333333333331.2833333333333. In the conning tower hatch was located the body of the commander, Lieutenant Gregory, who had apparently tried to leave the submarine at the last moment. He was buried on land. In the U- boat, the divers found a waterproof steel box with secret documents of the German U - boats.

Due to its location at a shallow depth in a busy area of the English Channel and the six torpedoes still on board, including two in the forward torpedo tubes, represents the wreck of UB 33 is a considerable threat to the shipping dar.