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U-2543 1945

Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).

Key facts

NameU-2543Wikidata label
Year lost1945Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier
EraSecond World Warderived from year
Ship typeU-boatWikidata P31 instance of
Cause of lossScuttledWikidata P828 has cause (on P793 event): Operation Regenbogen
Nationality / flagNazi GermanyWikidata P8047 country of registry
OperatorKriegsmarineWikidata P137 operator
ConflictWorld War IIWikidata P607 conflict
Nearest coastGermanyNatural Earth (public domain)
Position54.3500, 10.1500Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0)

About the wreck

German submarine U-2543 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 13 November 1944 at the Blohm & Voss yard at Hamburg, as yard number 2543. She was launched on 9 February 1945, and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Gottfried Stolzenburg on 7 March 1945.

Location

  • Recorded position: 54.3500, 10.1500 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Nearest coast: Germany

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