U-2544

Type

XXI

 
Ordered6 Nov 1943
Laid down 15 Nov 1944 Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 2544)
Launched9 Feb 1945
Commissioned10 Mar 1945Oblt. Rudolf Meinlschmidt
Commanders
10 Mar 1945 - 5 May 1945  Oblt. Rudolf Meinlschmidt
CareerNo patrols10 Mar 1945 - 5 May 1945  31. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Scuttled on 5 May, 1945 east-south-east of Aarhus, in position 56.06.5N, 10.27.9E. Raised in 1952 and broken up.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-2544 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2
Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 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.