German submarine U-3008

	U-3008 off the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine on 30 August 1946
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-3008
Ordered	6 November 1943
Builder	DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number	1167
Laid down	2 July 1944
Launched	14 September 1944
Commissioned	19 October 1944
Homeport	Wilhelmshaven
Fate	Surrendered on 11 May 1945
United States
Name	U-3008
Acquired	22 August 1945
In service	24 July 1946
Out of service	18 June 1948
Fate	Sunk in May 1954; Raised and hulk sold for scrap on 15 September 1955;
General characteristics
Class and type	Type XXI submarine
Displacement	1,621 t (1,595 long tons) surfaced; 1,819 t (1,790 long tons) submerged;
Length	76.70 m (251 ft 8 in) o/a
Beam	8.00 m (26 ft 3 in)
Height	11.30 m (37 ft 1 in)
Draught	6.32 m (20 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric; Diesel engines, 4,400 PS (3,236 kW; 4,340 shp); Electric motors, 4,200 PS (3,089 kW; 4,143 shp);
Speed	15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph)
Range	15,000 nmi (28,000 km; 17,000 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 340 nmi (630 km; 390 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged;
Test depth	240–280 m (790–920 ft)
Complement	5 officers, 52 enlisted
Sensors and ; processing systems	Type F432 D2 Radar Transmitter; FuMB Ant 3 Bali Radar Detector;
Armament	6 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes; 4 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 guns;
Service record (Kriegsmarine)
Part of:	4th U-boat Flotilla; 19 October 1944 – 1 April 1945; 11th U-boat Flotilla; 1 April – 8 May 1945;
Identification codes:	M 46 364
Commanders:	Kptlt. Fokko Schlömer; 19 October 1944 – March 1945; Kptlt. Helmut Manseck; March – 11 May 1945;
Operations:	1 patrol:; 3 – 21 May 1945;
Victories:	None

German submarine U-3008 was a Type XXI U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that served in the United States Navy for several years after World War II.

Her keel was laid down on 2 July 1944 by DeSchiMAG AG Weser of Bremen, and she was commissioned on 19 October 1944 with Kapitänleutnant Fokko Schlömer in command. In March 1945 Schlömer was relieved by Kapitänleutnant Helmut Manseck who commanded the boat until Nazi Germany's surrender on 8 May.

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