U 2513

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Type XXI U-Boat (Kriegsmarine) Keel Laid 19 July 1944 - Launched 14 September 1944 U-2513 (Nazi Germany Naval Service) Commissioned 12 October 1944 - Surrendered 8 May 1945 USS U-2513 (Submarine) Acquired August 1945 Placed in Service September 1946 Placed out of Service July 1949 Sunk as a Target 7 October 1951

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS U-2513 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Boxed Marking

1947-03-21

From the John Germann collection.

 

Straight-line Marking

1947-03-21

From the John Germann collection.

 

Other Information

Surrendered on 8 May 1945 at Horten Naval Base, Norway. U-2513 was taken to Oslo on 20 May, then to Lishally, Northern Ireland, which she reached on 7 June. In August 1945, the U-boat was transferred to the United States where it was accepted as a war prize.

 

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