U-2505
Type | XXI | |||
| Ordered | 6 Nov, 1943 | |||
| Laid down | 23 May, 1944 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 2505) | ||
| Launched | 27 Jul, 1944 | |||
| Commissioned | 7 Nov, 1944 | Oblt. Joachim Düppe | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 7 Nov, 1944 - 3 May, 1945 31. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | This is one of 3 type XXI boats buried in the Elbe II bunker in Hamburg. The boats trapped there are U-2505, U-3004 and U-3506. They are lying on the surface at low tide but are not accessible to the casual observer and stationed on private property. I believe the bunker has been filled with gravel now to prevent injuries as the area is considered dangerous. | |||
The fate below is an incorrect but a very common one in many sources.
Previously recorded fate
Scuttled at 0700hrs on 3 May, 1945 near Hamburg, position not known. 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-2505 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 |