She was first stationed for training with the 31st U-boat Flotilla before being sent to the front. She was launched on 13th January 1945 and commissioned on the 24th of February 1945. A torpedo on display inside Wilhelm Bauer Type XXI submarine ConstructionĬonstruction of the U-2540 began in October 1944 at the Blohm and Voss docks in Hamburg, Germany. This was a great improvement compared to the Type VII C that had a maximum capacity of fourteen torpedo’s. The Type XXI could carry up to twenty-three torpedo’s or seventeen torpedo’s and twelve sea mines. The Wilhelm Bauer had a total of six bow torpedo tubes and four 20mm AA guns. ![]() The complement was five officers and fifty-two men.Patrick walking alongside the tower of U-boat Type XXI Wilhelm Bauer U2540 Armament She could carry twenty-three torpedoes or seventeen torpedoes and twelve mines. U-2501 was fitted with six 53.3 cm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes in the bow and four 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns. 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). ![]() When running on silent motors the boat could operate at a speed of 6.1 knots (11.3 km/h 7.0 mph). 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). 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). ![]() Like all Type XXI U-boats, U-2501 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 suffered no casualties to her crew during her short career. U-2501 conducted no patrols, and was scuttled at 07:08 on at Hamburg. The submarine was laid down on 3 April 1944 at the Blohm & Voss yard at Hamburg, launched on, and commissioned on 27 June 1944 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Otto Hübschen, who commanded her for her entire career. 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.
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