''U-33'' (S183) is the third Type 212A submarine of the

German Navy The German Navy (, ) is the navy of Germany and part of the unified ''Bundeswehr'' (Federal Defense), the German Armed Forces. The German Navy was originally known as the ''Bundesmarine'' (Federal Navy) from 1956 to 1995, when ''Deutsche Mari ...

. It was laid down 30 April 2001 by HDW in

Kiel Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021). Kiel lies approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the southeast of the Jutland ...

, launched in September 2004 and commissioned on 13 June 2006.

Service history

''U-33'' is currently part of the ''

1st Ubootgeschwader The (English: 1st Submarine Squadron) is a submarine squadron of the German Navy. It is based at Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, and forms part of '' Einsatzflottille 1'', headquartered in Kiel. History The ''1st Ubootgeschwader'' (1st UG) w ...

'', based in Eckernförde. The submarine's first mission was participation in

Operation Active Endeavour Operation Active Endeavour was a maritime operation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It operated in the Mediterranean Sea and was designed to prevent the movement of terrorists or weapons of mass destruction. It had collateral benefit ...

in 2007.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:U-0033 Type 212 submarines of the German Navy Attack submarines 2004 ships Submarines of Germany