German submarine U-2501
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| Career (Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-2501 |
| Ordered: | 6 November 1943 |
| Builder: | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
| Yard number: | 2501 |
| Laid down: | 3 April 1944 |
| Launched: | 12 May 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 27 June 1944 |
| Fate: | Scuttled, 3 May 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Type XXI submarine |
| Displacement: |
1,621 t (1,595 long tons) surfaced 2,100 t (2,067 long tons) submerged |
| Length: | 76.7 m (251 ft 8 in) |
| Beam: | 8 m (26 ft 3 in) |
| Draught: | 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion: |
Diesel/Electric 2 × MAN M6V40/46KBB supercharged 6-cylinder diesel engines, 4,000 PS (2.9 MW) 2 × SSW GU365/30 double-acting electric motors, 5,000 PS (3.7 MW) 2 × SSW GV232/28 silent running electric motors, 226 PS (0.166 MW) |
| Speed: |
Surfaced: 15.6 kn (28.9 km/h) (diesel) 17.9 kn (33.2 km/h) (electric) Submerged: 17.2 kn (31.9 km/h) (electric) 6.1 kn (11.3 km/h) (silent running motors) |
| Range: |
15,500 nautical miles (28,700 km; 17,800 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h) surfaced 340 nautical miles (630 km; 390 mi) at 5 kn (9.3 km/h) submerged |
| Complement: | 57 officers and men |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Type F432 D2 Radar Transmitter FuMB Ant 3 Bali Radar Detector |
| Armament: |
6 × bow torpedo tubes 23 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedoes (or 17 × torpedoes and 12 × mines) 4 × 20 mm cannon |
| Service record[1] | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
31st U-boat Flotilla (27 June–20 November 1944) 8th U-boat Flotilla (21 November 1944–3 May 1945) |
| Commanders: |
Oblt.z.S. Otto Hübschen (27 June–20 November 1944) |
| Operations: | None |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-2501 was a Type XXI U-boat (one of the "Elektroboote") of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, built for service in World War II. The submarine was laid down on 3 April 1944 at the Blohm & Voss yard at Hamburg, launched on 12 May 1944, and commissioned on 27 June 1944 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Otto Hübschen, who commanded her for her entire career.[1]
U-2501 conducted no patrols, and was scuttled at 07:08 on 3 May 1945 at Hamburg. She suffered no casualties to her crew during her short career.[1]
References
- Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Type XXI boat U-2501 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- Bibliography
See also
- List of German U-boats
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