German submarine U-2 (1935)
 U-2 in Kiel 1935 |
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| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-2 |
| Ordered: | February 2, 1935 |
| Builder: | Deutsche Werke, Kiel |
| Yard number: | 237 |
| Laid down: | February 11, 1935 |
| Launched: | July 1, 1935 |
| Commissioned: | July 25, 1935 |
| Fate: | Sunk April 8, 1944 west of Pillau. 17 dead and 18 survivors. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | IIA |
| Service record | |
| Part of: | Kriegsmarine U-Boat Training Flotilla 21st U-boat Flotilla |
| Identification codes: | M 27 610 |
| Commanders: | Hermann Michahelles Heinrich Liebe Herbert Schultze Helmut Rosenbaum Hans Heidtmann Georg von Wilamowitz-Möllendorf Karl Kölzer Werner Schwaff Helmut Herglotz Wolfgang Schwarzkopf |
| Operations: | 2 patrols |
| Victories: | No ships sunk or damaged |
German submarine U-2 was a Type IIA U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid down February 11, 1935 by Deutsche Werke of Kiel, and she was commissioned July 25, 1935 with Oberleutnant zur See Hermann Michahelles in command.
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[edit] Service history
She had several commanders over her long career. Michahelles was relieved on September 30, 1936, by Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Liebe. Liebe turned command over on January 31, 1938, to Oblt. Herbert Schultze. On March 16, 1939, Kptlt. Helmut Rosenbaum assumed command and on July 7, 1940, Oblt. Hans Heidtmann joined Rosenbaum as deputy commander. On August 6, 1940, Georg von Wilamowitz-Moellendorf relieved Rosenbaum and Heidtmann and commanded until October 1941 when Karl Kölzer took over. On May 16, 1942, Oblt. Werner Schwaff relieved Kölzer, and on November 20, 1942, was relieved by Oblt. Helmut Herglotz. On December 12, 1943, Oblt. Wolfgang Schwarzkopf took over and commanded the boat until she was lost.
She was used as a school boat and trainer for her entire career except for two completely uneventful combat patrols in the spring of 1940.
[edit] Fate
U-2 suffered no casualties to any of her numerous crews until April 8, 1944 when she collided with the German steam trawler Helmi Söhle west of Pillau and sank. Seventeen of her crew died; 18 survived. The wreck was raised the next day and stricken.
[edit] References
- Sharpe, Peter, U-Boat Fact File, Midland Publishing, Great Britain: 1998. ISBN 1-85780-072-9.
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Coordinates: 54°48′00″N 19°55′01″E / 54.800°N 19.917°E
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