U-2504
Type | XXI | |||
| Ordered | 6 Nov, 1943 | |||
| Laid down | 20 May, 1944 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 2504) | ||
| Launched | 18 Jul, 1944 | |||
| Commissioned | 12 Aug, 1944 | Oblt. Horst Günther | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 12 Aug, 1944 - 19 Nov, 1944 31. Flottille (training) 20 Nov, 1944 - 3 May, 1945 8. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Scuttled at 0700hrs on 3 May, 1945 near Hamburg, position not known. Wreck broken up. | |||
This boat had a faulty construction and was assigned to training and experimental purposes only. She had a double propeller fitted (one reverse).
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-2504 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |