U-2506

Name: U-2506
Address: IE

Submarine in Ireland, dating from 1946

The U-2506 was a Type XXI German submarine, a new high-speed ‘electro boat’, weighing 1,621 tons and capable of 15.6–17.6 knots. It had two 2,200 horsepower engines and a range of 11,150 nautical miles if travelling on the surface at 12 knots. It could reach a maximum depth of around 280m and carried up to 23 torpedoes, or alternatively 14 torpedoes and 12 mines, and was manned by a crew of 57 men. It was built by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, launched in August 1944 and commissioned into service in th

Type:: Submarine
Period:: 1946
Coordinates:: 55.52°N, 7.51°W

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