55°33′
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U 2511
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2511 was a type XXII uboat built by Blohm
& Voss in Hamburg, and was launched in September
1944. She was put in service in
31.Unterseebootflotille as a training boat from
September to March 1945, and then transferred to
active duty in 11.Flotille in Bergen. She never got
time to be sent on any war patrols before the war
ended. After the German capitulation she was sent to
the Shetland islands, and under Operation Deadlight
she was scuttled outside the coast of Ireland 2.
January 1946. The wreck rest today northwest of
Cardanaugh on a depth of 69 meter.
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 Picture: U 2540, Type XXII class uboat Today a museum in Bremerhaven,Germany Courtesy of uboat.net Interested in uboats and their commanders? Visit this great site... Uboat Net
Last updated: March 2018
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