German submarine U-3508
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-3508 |
| Ordered: | 6 November 1943 |
| Builder: | Schichau-Werke, Danzig |
| Yard number: | 1653 |
| Laid down: | 25 July 1944 |
| Launched: | 22 September 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 2 November 1944 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 4 March 1945, raised and sunk again 30 March 1945 |
| 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 2 November 1944 - 15 February 1945 5th U-boat Flotilla 16 February - 4 March 1945 |
| Commanders: |
Kptlt. Detlef von Lehsten[2] 2 Nove 1944 - 4 March 1945 |
| Operations: | None |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-3508 was a Type XXI U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The Elektroboote submarine was laid down on 25 July 1944 at the Schichau-Werke yard at Danzig, launched on 22 September 1944, and commissioned on 2 November 1944 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Detlef von Lehsten.[1]
He commanded the U-boat during her entire career, being promoted to Kapitänleutnant during this time. She did not carry out any patrols during her career, spending her entire time in training after having been allocated to the 8th U-boat Flotilla until 15 February 1945, and then to the 5th U-boat Flotilla from 16 February until 4 March.
Fate
She was sunk on 4 March 1945 in an Allied bombing raid by US Eighth Air Force B-24 Liberator bombers on Wilhelmshaven.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type XXI boat U-3508". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Detlef von Lehsten". German U-boats of World War II - Uboat.net. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
Bibliography
- Kemp, Paul (1997). U-Boats Destroyed - German Submarine Losses in the World Wars. London: Arms and Armour Press. p. 236. ISBN 1-85409-321-5.
- 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-3508". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
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