 German submarine U-273

German submarine "U-273" was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" during World War II.The submarine was laid down on 5 December 1941 at the Bremer Vulkan yard at Bremen-Vegesack as yard number 38, she was launched on 2 September 1942 and commissioned on 21 October under the command of "Oberleutnant zur See" Hans-Adolf Engel.