U-2533
Type | XXI | |||
| Ordered | 6 Nov, 1943 | |||
| Laid down | 13 Oct, 1944 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 2533) | ||
| Launched | 7 Dec, 1944 | |||
| Commissioned | 18 Jan, 1945 | Oblt. Horst Günther | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 18 Jan, 1945 - 3 May, 1945 31. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No 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.
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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 |