 German submarine U-953

U-953 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's navy ("Kriegsmarine") during World War II.The submarine was laid down on 10 February 1942 in the Blohm & Voss yard at Hamburg, launched on 28 October 1942, and commissioned on 17 December 1942 under the command of "Oberleutnant zur See" Karl-Heinz Marbach.