German submarine U-2523
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| Name: | U-2523 |
| Ordered: | 6 November 1943 |
| Builder: | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
| Yard number: | 2523 |
| Laid down: | 6 September 1944 |
| Launched: | 25 October 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 26 December 1944 |
| Fate: | Sunk on 17 January 1945 |
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| Class and type: | Type XXI submarine |
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| Height: | 11.30 m (37 ft 1 in) |
| Draught: | 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) |
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| Test depth: | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Complement: | 57—60 crewmen |
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| Operations: | No patrols |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-2523 was a Type XXI U-boat (one of the "Elektroboote") of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, built for service in World War II. She was ordered on 6 November 1943, and was laid down on 6 September 1944 at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, as yard number 2523. She was launched on 25 October 1944, and commissioned under the command of Kapitänleutnant Hans-Heinrich Ketels, on 26 December 1944.[2]
Design
Like all Type XXI U-boats, U-2523 had a displacement of 1,621 tonnes (1,595 long tons) when at the surface and 1,819 tonnes (1,790 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 76.70 m (251 ft 8 in) (o/a), a beam length of 8 m (26 ft 3 in), and a draught length of 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in).[3] The submarine was powered by two MAN SE supercharged six-cylinder M6V40/46KBB diesel engines each providing 4,000 metric horsepower (2,900 kilowatts; 3,900 shaft horsepower), two Siemens-Schuckert GU365/30 double-acting electric motors each providing 5,000 PS (3,700 kW; 4,900 shp), and two Siemens-Schuckert silent running GV232/28 electric motors each providing 226 PS (166 kW; 223 shp).[3]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph) and a submerged speed of 17.2 knots (31.9 km/h; 19.8 mph). When running on silent motors the boat could operate at a speed of 6.1 knots (11.3 km/h; 7.0 mph). When submerged, the boat could operate at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) for 340 nautical miles (630 km; 390 mi); when surfaced, she could travel 15,500 nautical miles (28,700 km; 17,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).[3] U-2523 was fitted with six 53.3 cm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes in the bow and four 2 cm (0.8 in) anti-aircraft guns. She could carry twenty-three torpedoes or seventeen torpedoes and twelve mines. The complement was five officers and fifty-two men.[3]
Fate
U-2523 was sunk on 17 January 1945, by bombs, in the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg, at position 4. The wreck was later broken up.[2]
References
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Hans-Heinrich Ketels". Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- 1 2 Helgason, Guðmundur. "U-2523". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Gröner 1991, p. 85.
Bibliography
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German) IV (Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler). ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel (London: Conway Maritime Press). ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
External links
- "U-2523". Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 April 2016.