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U-2524 1945

Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).

Key facts

NameU-2524Wikidata label
Year lost1945Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier
EraSecond World Warderived from year
Ship typeU-boatWikidata P31 instance of
Cause of lossScuttledWikidata P793 significant event: scuttling
Nationality / flagNazi GermanyWikidata P8047 country of registry
OperatorKriegsmarineWikidata P137 operator
ConflictBattle of the AtlanticWikidata P607 conflict
Sea / oceanMecklenburger BuchtNatural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coastGermanyNatural Earth (public domain); approx. 17 km from land
Position54.4377, 11.5382Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0)

About the wreck

German submarine U-2524 was a Type XXI U-boat (one of the "Elektroboote") of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, built for service in World War II. She was ordered on 6 November 1943, and was laid down on 6 September 1944 at the Blohm & Voss yard at Hamburg, as yard number 2524. She was launched on 30 October 1944, and commissioned under the command of Kapitänleutnant Ernst von Witzendorff on 16 January 1945.

Location

  • Recorded position: 54.4377, 11.5382 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Sea / ocean: Mecklenburger Bucht
  • Nearest coast: Germany

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