U 2513
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 USS U-2513 near Key West, October 1946 |
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| Type : | XXI |
| Shipyard: | Blohm & Voss , Hamburg |
| Keel laying: | July 19, 1944 |
| Commissioning: | September 29, 1944 |
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| Calls: | no patrols |
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| Whereabouts: | decommissioned on September 2, 1951 |
U 2513 was a German submarine of the Kriegsmarine type XXI and was put into service on October 12, 1944. The submarine was not used for patrols until the surrender on May 8, 1945 and became the property of the United States Navy after World War II.
technology
It was one of the first Type XXI submarines to be equipped with much larger batteries and more powerful electric machines. This made it a real underwater vehicle. The favorable hydrodynamic shape allowed him an underwater speed of 16.5 knots and an almost noiseless cruise under water at 5.5 knots.
history
Navy and surrender
The keel laying of the submarine took place on July 19, 1944 at Blohm & Voss in Hamburg . On October 12, 1944, it was put into service with Kapitänleutnant Hans Bungards . On April 27, 1945, Bungards was replaced by frigate captain Erich Topp , who commanded the submarine for less than two weeks.
U 2513 never went on patrol while on duty in the Navy. On May 8, 1945 Topp surrendered and gave the order to the Norwegian captain Horten. U 2513 reached Oslo on May 20th and was then taken to Lishally in Northern Ireland , where it arrived on June 7th. In August 1945 the submarine was transferred to the United States.
A year after the transfer, the submarine was overhauled in Charleston , South Carolina , which lasted from August to September 1946. On September 24th, it left Charleston for Key West , Florida . The next day, the submarine began serving the United States Navy , with the submarine design undergoing grading tests and being incorporated into the development of United States submarine tactics over the next six months. On the basis of the results of the investigation of U 2513 and U 3008 , the Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program (Guppy) to modernize the submarine fleet was started.
On November 21, 1946, Harry S. Truman became the first American President to ride in a submarine through a visit to U 2513 . The boat dived 130 m with the President, and the new snorkel was demonstrated to him.
On March 15, 1947, U 2513 left Key West north along the New England coast and reached Portsmouth, New Hampshire on March 22. The ship stayed here until September 8th and then started several operations from Portsmouth and New London ( Connecticut ) for six weeks under the direction of the Commander for Submarines, Atlantic Fleet. It ended operations on October 15 and sailed from New London to return to Key West. She resumed her business in Key West five days later and continued until the summer of 1949.
In mid-June 1949 U 2513 left Key West and drove via Norfolk ( Virginia ) to Portsmouth, where it was taken out of service in July 1949. It remained in Portsmouth until August 1951 when it was brought back to Key West. On September 2, 1951, the Chief of Naval Operations ordered the sinking of the submarine during a missile test by destroyer Robert A. Owens on October 7, 1951. The shipwreck was found 23 nautical miles northeast of the Dry Tortugas (70 miles west of Key West) sunk and is about 65 m under water. It can be reached by divers, but is rarely dived due to its depth and remote location. It is the position of 24 ° 52 '1.5 " N , 83 ° 18' 59.4" W .
See also
Web links
- Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (Engl.)
- uboat.net (engl.)
- Submarine Photo Archive: U-2513 (engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Truman Dives 440 Feet In German Sub. In: The Pittsburgh Press , Nov. 21, 1946, p. 9.
- ↑ Michael C. Barnette: Florida's Shipwrecks. Arcadia Publishing, Charleston SC 2008, ISBN 978-0-7385-5413-6 .
- ↑ Location of the wreck