| History | |
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 Nazi Germany | |
| Name | U-2545 |
| Ordered | 6 November 1943 |
| Builder | Blohm & Voss,Hamburg |
| Yard number | 2545 |
| Laid down | 20 November 1944 |
| Launched | 22 February 1945 |
| Commissioned | 8 April 1945 |
| Fate | Scuttled on 3 May 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type XXIsubmarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 76.70 m (251 ft 8 in) (o/a) |
| Beam | 8 m (26 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) |
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| Complement | 5 officers, 52 enlisted |
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| Identification codes: | M 52 467 |
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| Operations: | None |
| Victories: | None |
German submarineU-2545 was aType XXIU-boat ofNazi Germany'sKriegsmarine duringWorld War II. TheElektroboote submarine waslaid down on 20 November 1944 at theBlohm & Voss yard atHamburg,launched on 22 February 1945, andcommissioned on 8 April 1945 under the command ofKorvettenkapitänOtto von Bülow.
U-2545 was a brand new, high technology electric boat which could run constantly submerged rather than having to surface to recharge her batteries every day the way submarines until that point had had to do. However, these advanced vessels were introduced to theKriegsmarine only late in 1944, much too late to influence theBattle of the Atlantic, and too late for many of them to serve in an offensive capacity at all.
With the end of the war near, training on U-boats had dropped to a minimum due to lack of fuel, falling morale and the effectiveness of allied attacks on U-boat construction and preparation. The exception to this were the new Type XXI boats, which continued to train in theBaltic Sea.
Like allType XXIU-boats,U-2545 had a displacement of 1,621 tonnes (1,595 long tons) when at the surface and 1,819 tonnes (1,790 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 76.70 m (251 ft 8 in) (o/a), a beam of 8 m (26 ft 3 in), and a draught of 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in).[3] The submarine was powered by twoMAN SE supercharged six-cylinder M6V40/46KBB diesel engines each providing 4,000metric horsepower (2,900kilowatts; 3,900shaft horsepower), twoSiemens-Schuckert GU365/30double-acting electric motors each providing 5,000 PS (3,700 kW; 4,900 shp), and two Siemens-Schuckertsilent running GV232/28 electric motors each providing 226 PS (166 kW; 223 shp).[3]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph) and a submerged speed of 17.2 knots (31.9 km/h; 19.8 mph). When running on silent motors the boat could operate at a speed of 6.1 knots (11.3 km/h; 7.0 mph). When submerged, the boat could operate at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) for 340 nautical miles (630 km; 390 mi); when surfaced, she could travel 15,500 nautical miles (28,700 km; 17,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).[3]U-2545 was fitted with six 53.3 cm (21.0 in)torpedo tubes in the bow and four2 cm (0.79 in) C/30anti-aircraft guns. She could carry twenty-threetorpedoes or seventeen torpedoes and twelvemines. Thecomplement was five officers and fifty-two men.[3]
U-2545 was scuttled by her crew on 3 May 1945 atKiel, Germany.
