German submarine U-273

German submarine U-273

Unterseeboot 273 or U-273 was a German World War II Type VIIC submarine commissioned on 21 October 1942. U-273 served with 8. Unterseebootflottille (8th U-Boat Flotilla) for training from October 1942 to April 1943 and later served operationally with 9. Unterseebootflottille from 1 May 1943. U-273 completed one patrol and did not sink any ships.

U-273 was sunk on 15 May 1943 with all hands southwest of Iceland by depth charges dropped from a Lockheed Hudson of No. 269 Squadron RAF.

References

*Bishop, C. "Kriegsmarine U-Boats, 1939-45". Amber Books, 2006.


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