German submarine U-83 (1940)

German submarine U-83 was a Type VIIB U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She was laid down in the Flender Werke at Lubeck as Werk 291 on 5 October 1939. Launched on 9 December 1940, she was commissioned on 8 February 1941. U-83 served with 1st U-boat Flotilla from 8 February 1941 to 31 December, with the 23rd flotilla from 1 January 1942 to 30 April and with the 29th flotilla from 1 March 1942 until she was sunk.

Service history
U-83 conducted 12 patrols and sank five ships totalling and one auxiliary warship - the Q-ship HMS Farouk, of 91 GRT. She damaged one other ship of 2,590 GRT and damaged the fighter catapult ship HMS Ariguani (F105), of 6,746 GRT.

U-83 was sunk on 4 March 1943 with all hands southeast of Cartagena in Spain in position 37.16667°N, 0.08333°W, by three depth charges dropped from an RAF Hudson bomber.

Summary of raiding history
* Sailing vessel