List of all U-boats
U-2551
Type | XXI | ||||||
Ordered | 6 Nov 1943 | ||||||
Laid down | 8 Dec 1944 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 2551) | |||||
Launched | 31 Mar 1945 | ||||||
Commissioned | 24 Apr 1945 | Kptlt. Gerhard Schaar (Knights Cross) | |||||
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Career No patrols |
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Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | ||||||
Fate |
Run aground 5 May 1945 on Solitüde Spit near Flensburg, in position 54.49N, 09.28E. Blown up by the Royal Navy on 23 July 1945. Wreck broken up. | ||||||
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Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-2551 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
Lion and Circle |
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