Name U-33 Commissioned 13 June 2006 Class and type Type 212 Construction started 30 April 2001 | Laid down 30 April 2001 Status In active service Type submarine Launched September 2004 | |
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Builder Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | ||
U-33 (S183) is the third Type 212A submarine of the German Navy.
It was laid down 30 April 2001 by HDW in Kiel, launched in September 2004 and commissioned on 13 June 2006.
Service History
U-33 is currently part of the 1. Ubootgeschwader, based in Eckernförde. The submarine's first mission was participation in Operation Active Endeavour in 2007.
References
German submarine U-33 (S183) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA