U-2514

Type

XXI

 
Ordered6 Nov 1943
Laid down24 Jul 1944 Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 2514)
Launched17 Sep 1944
Commissioned17 Oct 1944Kptlt. Rolf-Birger Wahlen
Commanders
17 Oct 1944 - 8 Apr 1945  Kptlt. Rolf-Birger Wahlen
Career
No patrols
17 Oct 1944-8 Apr 1945  31. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk 8 April, 1945 at Hamburg by bombs. 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-2514 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2
Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 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.