U-2513

Type

XXI

Ordered

6 Nov 1943

Laid down

19 Jul 1944

Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 2513)

Launched

14 Sep 1944

Commissioned

12 Oct 1944

Kptlt. Hans Bungards

Commanders

12 Oct 1944	-	26 Apr 1945		Kptlt. Hans Bungards
27 Apr 1945	-	8 May 1945		FrgKpt. Erich Topp (Knights Cross)

Career
No patrols

12 Oct 1944	-	1 Apr 1945	31. Flottille (training)
1 Apr 1945	-	8 May 1945	11. Flottille (active service)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Surrendered on 9 May 1945 at Horten, Norway (Waller & Niestlé, 2010).

Transferred to Oslo 18 May
Departed Oslo 3 June
Arrived Lisahally, Northern Ireland 7 June.

Transferred to USA in August 1945 and used for trials. Sunk at 24.53N, 83.15W west of Key West, Florida during rocket tests by the destroyer USS Robert A. Owens on 7 Oct, 1951.

Final location

General notes on this boat

This boats lies at 228 feet depth (ca. 75m) at 24.53N, 83.15W near Dry Tortugas, west of the Key West, USA. This boat has been dived to by US Navy divers, the first dive was probably made in 1952 by 12 divers. This can be considered a very advanced dive site.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-2513 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.