German submarine U-2 (1935)

	U-2 in Kiel, in 1935
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-2
Ordered	2 February 1935
Builder	Deutsche Werke, Kiel
Cost	1,500,000 ℛ︁ℳ︁
Yard number	237
Laid down	11 February 1935
Launched	1 July 1935
Commissioned	25 July 1935
Stricken	9 April 1944
Fate	Sunk after a collision west of Pillau, 8 April 1944
General characteristics
Class and type	Type IIA coastal submarine
Displacement	254 t (250 long tons) surfaced; 303 t (298 long tons) submerged; 381 t (375 long tons) total;
Length	40.90 m (134 ft 2 in) (o/a); 27.80 m (91 ft 2 in) (pressure hull);
Beam	4.08 m (13 ft 5 in) (o/a); 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) (pressure hull);
Height	8.60 m (28 ft 3 in)
Draught	3.83 m (12 ft 7 in)
Installed power	700 PS (510 kW; 690 shp) (diesels); 360 PS (260 kW; 360 shp) (electric);
Propulsion	2 × propeller shafts; 2 × 0.85 m (2 ft 9 in) three-bladed propellers; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × double-acting electric motors;
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced; 6.9 knots (12.8 km/h; 7.9 mph) submerged;
Range	1,050 nmi (1,940 km; 1,210 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced; 35 nmi (65 km; 40 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	80 m (260 ft)
Complement	3 officers, 22 men
Armament	3 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes; 5 × torpedoes or up to 12 TMA or 18 TMB mines; 1 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun;
Service record
Part of:	U-boat School Flotilla; 1 July 1935 – 1 August 1939; 1 September 1939 – 1 February 1940; 1 March 1940 – 1 April 1940; 1 May 1940 – 30 June 1940; 21st U-boat Flotilla; 1 July 1940 – 8 April 1944;
Identification codes:	M 27 610
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Hermann Michahelles; 25 July 1935 – 30 September 1936; Kptlt. Heinrich Liebe; 1 October 1936 – 31 January 1938; Oblt.z.S. Herbert Schultze; 31 January – 16 March 1938; Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Helmut Rosenbaum; 17 March 1939 – 5 August 1940; Oblt.z.S. Hans Heidtmann; 7 July – 5 August 1940 (deputy); Kptlt. Georg von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff; 6 August – October 1941; Karl Kölzer; October 1941 – 15 May 1942; Oblt.z.S. Werner Schwaff; 16 May – 19 November 1942; Oblt.z.S. Helmut Herglotz; 20 November – 12 December 1943; Oblt.z.S. Wolfgang Schwarzkopf; 13 December 1943 – 8 April 1944;
Operations:	2 patrols:; 1st patrol:; 15 – 29 March 1940; 2nd patrol:; 4 – 15 April 1940;
Victories:	No ships sunk or damaged

German submarine U-2 was a Type IIA U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid down 11 February 1935 by Deutsche Werke of Kiel as yard number 237; she was launched on 1 July and commissioned on 25 July 1935 with Oberleutnant zur See (Oblt.z.S.) Hermann Michahelles in command.

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