U-2551
Type | XXI | |||
| Ordered | 6 Nov, 1943 | |||
| Laid down | 8 Dec, 1944 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 2551) | ||
| Launched | 31 Mar, 1945 | |||
| Commissioned | 24 Apr, 1945 | Kptlt. Gerhard Schaar (Knights Cross) | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 24 Apr, 1945 - 5 May, 1945 31. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Grounded on 5 May, 1945 near Flensburg Solitude, in position 54.49N, 09.28E. Blown up by Royal Navy on 23 July 1945. 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-2551 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 |