German submarine U-3506
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-3506 |
| Ordered: | 6 November 1943 |
| Builder: | Schichau-Werke, Danzig |
| Yard number: | 1651 |
| Laid down: | 14 July 1944 |
| Launched: | 28 August 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 16 October 1944 |
| Homeport: | Danzig |
| Identification: | M 46 726 |
| Fate: | Scuttled in the Elbe II U-boat bunker, Hamburg, May 1945. Currently buried. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and 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 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph) (diesel) 17.9 knots (33.2 km/h; 20.6 mph) (electric) Submerged: 17.2 knots (31.9 km/h; 19.8 mph) (electric) 6.1 knots (11.3 km/h; 7.0 mph) (silent running motors) |
| Range: | 15,500 nautical miles (28,700 km; 17,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 340 nautical miles (630 km; 390 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged |
| Complement: | 57 officers and men |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Type F432 D2 Radar Transmitter FuMB Ant 3 Bali Radar Detector |
| Armament: |
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| Service record[1] | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
8th U-boat Flotilla (16 October 1944–15 February 1945) 5th U-boat Flotilla (16 February–2 May 1945) |
| Commanders: |
Kptlt. Gerhard Thäter (14 October 1944–2 May 1945) |
| Operations: | None |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-3506 was a Type XXI U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The Elektroboote submarine was laid down on 14 July 1944 at the Schichau-Werke yard at Danzig, launched on 28 August 1944, and commissioned on 16 October 1944 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Gerhard Thäter.[1]
Service history
U-3506 undertook no war patrols, with no ships sunk or damaged, remaining as a training vessel for the duration of the war.[1] U-3506 was one of three Type XXI boats (along with U-2505 and U-3004) that were scuttled in the Elbe II U-boat bunker. The bunker has since been filled in with gravel, although even that did not initially deter many souvenir hunters who measured the position of open hatches and dug down to them to allow the removal of artifacts.[2] The boat now lies beneath a car park and she and the other wrecks are completely inaccessible. The site is located in the Free Port of Hamburg and in order to access it one must present a passport.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type XXI boat U-3506". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ↑ Hitler's U-boat Bases (2002), Jak P Mallmann Showell, Sutton Publishing ISBN 0-7509-2606-6
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "- Type XXI U-boats in Elbe II bunker in Hamburg". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
Bibliography
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German) IV (Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler). ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
- Gröner, Erich (1985). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher. Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 (in German) III (Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe). ISBN 3-7637-4802-4.
External links
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type XXI boat U-3506". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- U-3506 at ubootwaffe.net
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "The U-Boat bunker "Elbe II", Hamburg, Germany". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
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