U-2524
Type | XXI | |||
| Ordered | 6 Nov 1943 | |||
| Laid down | 6 Sep 1944 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 2524) | ||
| Launched | 30 Oct 1944 | |||
| Commissioned | 16 Jan 1945 | Kptlt. Ernst von Witzendorff | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 16 Jan 1945 - 3 May 1945 31. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Scuttled on 3 May, 1945 south-east of the island of Fehmarn, Germany, in the Kattegat in position 54.26N, 11.39E. 1 dead, unknown number of survivors. | |||
She had been attacked by aircraft earlier in the day. The man who died refused to leave the boat when she was scuttled.
Attacks on this boat
3 May 1945
British Beaufighters from Squadrons 236 and 254 attacked the boat killing 1 man and damaging the boat. The boat was scuttled later that day. The LI refused to leave the boat and perished with it. [Oberleutnant(Ing) Werner Braun]
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
3 May 1945
British Beaufighters from Squadrons 236 and 254 attacked the boat killing 1 man and damaging the boat. The boat was scuttled later that day. The LI refused to leave the boat and perished with it. [Oberleutnant(Ing) Werner Braun]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
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