German submarine U-2544
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| Name: | U-2544 |
| Ordered: | 6 November 1943 |
| Builder: | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
| Yard number: | 2544 |
| Laid down: | 15 November 1944 |
| Launched: | 9 February 1945 |
| Commissioned: | 10 March 1945 |
| Fate: | Scuttled on 3 May 1945 |
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| Class & type: | Type XXI submarine |
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| Height: | 11.30 m (37 ft 1 in) |
| Draught: | 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) |
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| Test depth: | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Complement: | 57—60 crewmen |
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| Operations: | No patrols |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-2544 was a Type XXI U-boat (one of the "Elektroboote") of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, built for service in World War II. She was ordered on 6 November 1943, and was laid down on 15 November 1944 at the Blohm & Voss yard at Hamburg, as yard number 2544. She was launched on 9 February 1945, and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Rudolf Meinlschmidt, on 10 March 1945.[2]
Design
Like all Type XXI U-boats, U-2544 had a displacement of 1,621 tonnes (1,595 long tons) when at the surface and 1,819 tonnes (1,790 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 76.70 m (251 ft 8 in) (o/a), a beam length of 8 m (26 ft 3 in), and a draught length of 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in).[3] The submarine was powered by two MAN SE supercharged six-cylinder M6V40/46KBB diesel engines each providing 4,000 metric horsepower (2,900 kilowatts; 3,900 shaft horsepower), two Siemens-Schuckert GU365/30 double-acting electric motors each providing 5,000 PS (3,700 kW; 4,900 shp), and two Siemens-Schuckert silent running GV232/28 electric motors each providing 226 PS (166 kW; 223 shp).[3]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph) and a submerged speed of 17.2 knots (31.9 km/h; 19.8 mph). When running on silent motors the boat could operate at a speed of 6.1 knots (11.3 km/h; 7.0 mph). When submerged, the boat could operate at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) for 340 nautical miles (630 km; 390 mi); when surfaced, she could travel 15,500 nautical miles (28,700 km; 17,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).[3] U-2544 was fitted with six 53.3 cm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes in the bow and four 2 cm (0.8 in) anti-aircraft guns. She could carry twenty-three torpedoes or seventeen torpedoes and twelve mines. The complement was five officers and fifty-two men.[3]
Fate
U-2544 was scuttled on 3 May 1945, east-southeast of Aarhus as part of Operation Regenbogen. The wreck was later raised and broken up in 1952.[2]
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