List of all U-boats
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 |
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| 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. | ||||||
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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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