Construction and Crew
U-853 was a German Type IXC/40 submarine built by AG Weser of Bremen. Ordered on 5 June 1941, her keel was laid on 21 August 1942 and she was commissioned on 25 June 1943. She was one of 87 submarines of her type. The Type IXC/40 was a large ocean-going submarine designed for sustained operations far from the home support facilities. U-853 carried a crew of 55. The Germans nicknamed the U-boat der Seiltänzer ("the Tightrope Walker"), and her crew painted an emblem of a yellow shield with a red horse on her sail.
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