USS U-2513, a 1621-ton submarine, was built in 1944 at Hamburg, Germany, as the German Type XXI U-boat U-2513. Surrendered in May 1945, she was allocated to the United States and formally taken into service in 1946. U-2513 arrived at Charleston, South Carolina, in August of that year, and soon moved on to Key West, Florida, where she was employed as a high speed target for anti-submarine forces and used to evaluate the underwater performance of advanced submarines. In addition to her work at Key West, she also operated out of New London, Connecticut, and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Placed out of service in July 1949, once the life of her German batteries had expired, U-2513 was laid up at Portsmouth. She was taken back to Key West in August 1951 and sunk that October in tests of the Weapon Alfa anti-submarine rocket.
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Photo #: 80-G-705562 USS U-2513 (1946-1951), Originally German submarine U-2513 (1945) Off the Key West Naval Station, Florida, 30 October 1946. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 98KB; 740 x 600 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: NH 58138 USS U-2513 (1946-1951), Originally German submarine U-2513 (1945) View of the submarine's sail, taken at an Atlantic Coast port on 5 November 1946, during a visit by Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, the Chief of Naval Operations. Nimitz is in the right center, with his back to a "whip" radio antenna. Vice Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, is in the center, just to the left of FAdm. Nimitz. Note the submarine's insignia, at left. Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 63KB; 740 x 600 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 99322 President Harry S. Truman (right center, in light cap) Leaves USS U-2513 after visiting the former German submarine on 5 December 1947, probably at Key West Naval Station, Florida. Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy is at the far right. Photographed by MacAfee. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph Online Image: 87KB; 740 x 606 pixels |
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