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[1]
Launched	1 July 1935
Commissioned	25 July 1935
Stricken	9 April 1944
Fate	Sunk after a collision west of Pillau, 8 April 1944[2]
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[3] 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.^[3]