U-2545
Type | XXI | |||||
| Ordered | 6 Nov, 1943 | |||||
| Laid down | 20 Nov, 1944 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 2545) | ||||
| Launched | 22 Feb, 1945 | |||||
| Commissioned | 8 Apr, 1945 | Korvkpt. Otto Bülow (Oak Leaves) | ||||
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| Career | No patrols | 8 Apr, 1945 - 3 May, 1945 31. Flottille (training) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Scuttled on 3 May, 1945 at Kiel. Wreck 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-2545 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 |