MyAlbum: U-Boot Type XXI U 2540 1944
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Type XXI submarines were a class of German diesel–electric Elektroboot (German: "electric boat") submarines designed during the WW II.
Construction of U-2540 began on 28 October 1944. She was launched on 13 January 1945 and commissioned on 24 February 1945 as part of U-Flotille 31 for training purposes.
In April 1945 the boat went to the front after training at Rønne on Bornholm.
On 4 May 1945 she was scuttled near Flensburg, Germany.
In June of 1957, U-2540 was raised and rebuilt and overhauled. She was recommissioned as the Wilhelm Bauer into the new German Bundesmarine 1 Sept 1960.
Type XXI Class Overview:
Builders:
Blohm+Voss
AG Weser
Schichau-Werke
General characteristics:
Class and type Submarine
Displacement:
1,621 t (1,595 long tons) surfaced
1,819 t (1,790 long tons) submerged
Length:
76.70 m (251 ft 8 in)
Beam:
8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Draught:
6.32 m (20 ft 9 in)
Propulsion:
Diesel/Electric
2× MAN M6V40/46KBB supercharged 6-cylinder diesel engines, 4,000 PS (3,900 shp; 2,900 kW)
2× SSW GU365/30 double-acting electric motors, 5,000 PS (4,900 shp; 3,700 kW)
2 × SSW GV232/28 silent running electric motors, 226 PS (223 shp; 166 kW)
Speed:
15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph) surfaced
17.2 knots (31.9 km/h; 19.8 mph) submerged
6.1 knots (11.3 km/h; 7.0 mph) (silent running motors)
Range:
15,500 nmi (28,700 km; 17,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
340 nmi (630 km; 390 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth:
240 m (787 ft)
Complement:
5 officers, 52 enlisted men
Armament:
6 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (bow)
23 G7 torpedoes (or 17 torpedoes and 12 mines)
4 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns
