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U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner & Walter Janssens
Detail Consultant —  Horst Schmeisser
Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-2540Type XXI
Feldpost NumberM 52 062
Construction YardBlohm und Voß, Hamburg
Yard Number2540
Ordered6th Nov 1943
Keel laid28th Oct 1944
Launched13th Jan 1945
Commissioned24th Feb 1945
Baubelehrung8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
02.45 - 05.4531.U-Flottille, Hamburg
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Commanders
02.45 - 05.45OL Rudolf Schultze
see also: U-61 

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