German submarine U-2544

German submarine U-2544 was a Type XXI U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, built for service in World War II. She was ordered on 6 November 1943, and was laid down on 15 November 1944 at the Blohm & Voss yard at Hamburg, as yard number 2544. She was launched on 9 February 1945, and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Rudolf Meinlschmidt on 10 March 1945.

Design

Like all Type XXI U-boats, U-2544 had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of, a beam of, and a draught of. The submarine was powered by two MAN SE supercharged six-cylinder M6V40/46KBB diesel engines each providing, two Siemens-Schuckert GU365/30 double-acting electric motors each providing, and two Siemens-Schuckert silent running GV232/28 electric motors each providing.
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a submerged speed of. When running on silent motors the boat could operate at a speed of. When submerged, the boat could operate at for ; when surfaced, she could travel at. U-2544 was fitted with six torpedo tubes in the bow and four C/30 anti-aircraft guns. She could carry twenty-three torpedoes or seventeen torpedoes and twelve mines. The complement was five officers and fifty-two men.

U-2544 was scuttled on 5 May 1945, east-southeast of Aarhus as part of Operation Regenbogen. The wreck was later raised and broken up in 1952.
Original location of wreck was