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U-2511 1946

U-2511: U2511 Bergen
Image: unknown british seaman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Modern).

Key facts

NameU-2511Wikidata label
Year lost1946Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier
EraModernderived from year
Ship typeU-boatWikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flagNazi GermanyWikidata P8047 country of registry
OperatorKriegsmarine, Royal NavyWikidata P137 operator
ConflictWorld War IIWikidata P607 conflict
Sea / oceanInner SeasNatural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coastIrelandNatural Earth (public domain); approx. 27 km from land
Position55.5500, -7.6300Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0)

About the wreck

German submarine U-2511 was a Type XXI submarine of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The Elektroboot submarine was laid down on 7 July 1944 at the Blohm & Voss yard at Hamburg, launched on 2 September 1944, and commissioned on 29 September 1944 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Adalbert Schnee.

Location

  • Recorded position: 55.5500, -7.6300 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Sea / ocean: Inner Seas
  • Nearest coast: Ireland

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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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