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U-2538Type XXI
Feldpost NumberM 52 021
Construction YardBlohm und Voß, Hamburg
Yard Number2538
Ordered6th Nov 1943
Keel laid24th Oct 1944
Launched6th Jan 1945
Commissioned16th Feb 1945
Baubelehrung8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
02.45 - 05.4531.U-Flottille, Hamburg
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Commanders
02.45 - 05.45OL Heinrich Klapdor
see also: U-9 

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