List of all U-boats
U-2503
Type | XXI | ||||||||||||||||
| Ordered | 6 Nov 1943 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laid down | 2 May 1944 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 2503) | |||||||||||||||
| Launched | 29 Jun 1944 | ||||||||||||||||
| Commissioned | 1 Aug 1944 | Oblt. Raimund Tiesler | |||||||||||||||
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| Career No patrols |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | ||||||||||||||||
| Fate |
The boat was on its way to Norway on 3 May 45 when it was caught on the surface by Beaufighters of the Banff Strike Wing (236 and 254 Sqdn RAF) while in the Great Belt near Ömo Light Tower. It was hit at least by one rocket, causing severe damage in the CT area and killing several of the crew including the CO. Badly burning, the boat was beached off Ömo with the remaining crew landed ashore. On the next day the wreck was blown up. Scuttled on 4 May 1945 in position 55.09N, 11.08E at 0512 hrs. 13 dead, unknown number of survivors. | ||||||||||||||||
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Attacks on this boat and other events
3 May 1945
A rocket from a Beaufighter aircraft penetrated the control room, killing the commander and twelve of the crew. U-2503 was scuttled the following day.
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
3 May 1945
A rocket from a Beaufighter aircraft penetrated the control room, killing the commander and twelve of the crew. U-2503 was scuttled the following day.
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
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