U-2521
Type | XXI | |||
| Ordered | 6 Nov 1943 | |||
| Laid down | 31 Aug 1944 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 2521) | ||
| Launched | 18 Oct 1944 | |||
| Commissioned | 21 Nov 1944 | Oblt. Joachim Methner | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 21 Nov 1944 - 3 May 1945 31. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 3 May, 1945 in the Flensburg fjord, in position 54.49N, 09.50E (?), by rockets from British Typhoon aircraft (Sqdn. 184). 44 dead, unknown number of survivors. | |||
Previously recorded fate
(Last revised by Axel Niestlé during November 1991. More on revised fates.
The attack by a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 547/K), in position 56.11N, 11.08E, often credited with the sinking of U-2521 actually sank the U-579.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-2521 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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