German submarine U-2513

USS U-2513 off Key West, October 1946
History
Nazi Germany
Name:	U-2513
Ordered:	6 November 1943
Builder:	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number:	2513
Laid down:	19 July 1944
Launched:	14 September 1944
Commissioned:	12 October 1944
Fate:	Surrendered, 8 May 1945
United States
Name:	U-2513
Acquired:	August 1945
In service:	September 1946
Out of service:	July 1949
Fate:	Sunk as target, 7 October 1951
General characteristics
Class and type:	Type XXI submarine
Displacement:	1,621 long tons (1,647 t) surfaced 1,819 long tons (1,848 t) submerged
Length:	76.70 m (251 ft 8 in) (o/a)
Beam:	8 m (26 ft 3 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, 4,400 PS (3,236 kW; 4,340 shp)
Speed:	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range:	15,500 nmi (28,700 km; 17,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 550 km (300 nmi) 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) AA guns

German submarine U-2513 was a Type XXI U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, that was operated by the United States Navy for several years after World War II.

Like all Type XXI U-boats, U-2513 had a displacement of 1,621 tonnes (1,595 long tons) when at the surface and 1,819 tonnes (1,790 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 76.70 m (251 ft 8 in) (o/a), a beam length of 8 m (26 ft 3 in), and a draught length of 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in). The submarine was powered by two MAN SE supercharged six-cylinder M6V40/46KBB diesel engines each providing 4,000 metric horsepower (2,900 kilowatts; 3,900 shaft horsepower), two Siemens-Schuckert GU365/30 double-acting electric motors each providing 5,000 PS (3,700 kW; 4,900 shp), and two Siemens-Schuckert silent running GV232/28 electric motors each providing 226 PS (166 kW; 223 shp).

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph) and a submerged speed of 17.2 knots (31.9 km/h; 19.8 mph). When running on silent motors the boat could operate at a speed of 6.1 knots (11.3 km/h; 7.0 mph). When submerged, the boat could operate at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) for 340 nautical miles (630 km; 390 mi); when surfaced, she could travel 15,500 nautical miles (28,700 km; 17,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).U-2513 was fitted with six 53.3 cm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes in the bow and four 2 cm (0.8 in) anti-aircraft guns. She could carry twenty-three torpedoes or seventeen torpedoes and twelve mines. The complement was five officers and fifty-two men.