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U-2533

Type

XXI

 
Ordered6 Nov, 1943
Laid down 13 Oct, 1944 Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 2533)
Launched7 Dec, 1944
Commissioned18 Jan, 1945Oblt. Horst Günther
Commanders
18 Jan, 1945 - 30 Apr, 1945  Oblt. Horst Günther
CareerNo patrols18 Jan, 1945 - 3 May, 1945  31. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Scuttled on 3 May, 1945 at Travemünde. Wreck broken up.

The Commander, Oblt. Horst Günther, left the boat on 30 April 1945 to take command of a type VIIC boat. U-2533 was then taken over by the IWO, Oblt. Josef Rink. The crew waited at Travemünde for orders to sail to Bergen but after the cease-fire they sailed out, most of the crew got off while the machine crew prepared to scuttle the boat.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-2533 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel

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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