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U-3008

Radio Call Sign: November - Delta - Whiskey - Charlie
Class: U-2501. Built by Blohm & Voss at Hamburg, Germany. Keel Laid: 2 Jul, 1944. Commissioned U-3008, 19 Oct, 1944;
Fate: The boat left Wilhelmshaven, Germany for patrol on 3 May, 1945. On 21 June, 1945 she was taken from Wilhelmshaven to Loch Ryan. Transferred to USA in August 1945. Used for trials. Taken out of service in July 1948. Sunk after demolition tests in May 1954. Broken up at Puerto Rico.

Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced: 1,621 t., Submerged: 1,819 t.; Length 251' 9"; Beam 21' 9"; Draft 20' 3"; Speed, Surfaced 15.5-16 kts, Submerged 17,2; Complement 57; Armament, 23 torpedoes stored in six 21" torpedo tubes, 4 20 mm.;, or 12 TMC mines and 14 torpedoes .Max depth: ca. 280 m (919 feet); Power: (hp) 4000 (sf) 4400 (sm); Range: (miles / knots) 15500/10 (sf) 340/5 (sm)
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Steinmetz 74kCapt. Everett Hartwell Steinmetz was the commanding officer of the U-3008 from 00.08.1945.Photo courtesy of the Crevalle (SS-291) thanks to John "Bud" Cunnally via Bill Gonyo. Photo added 09/03/09.
U-3008125k (German Type XXI submarine, (later USS U-3008 ) At Wilhelmshaven, Germany, between 2 and 21 June 1945. The two Type IX submarines with her are U-806 (far left) and U-155 . The light cruiser Nürnberg is in the far left center. Copied from "Naval Technical Mission in Europe Technical Report Number 403-45: The Influence of High Submerged Speed on German Submarine Hulls".
Official U.S. Navy Photograph # NH 96270, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
U-300865k U-3008 underway off the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, 30 August 1946. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph # 19-N-95865, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
U-300884k U-3008 off the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, 30 August 1946. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph # 19-N-95866,from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
U-300873k U-3008 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, 30 August 1946.Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph # 19-N-95861, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
U-3008101k U-3008 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, 30 August 1946.Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph # 19-N-95863,from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
U-300866k View of the port side of the U-3008's conning tower, showing periscope, snorkel and antennas raised. Taken at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, 30 August 1946. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph # 19-N-95856,from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
U-3008113kView atop the conning tower of the U-3008 looking forward, showing periscope base. Taken at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, 30 August 1946. Note the U.S. Navy jack flying at her bow. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph # 19-N-95858,from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
U-3008111kView atop the conning tower of the U-3008 looking aft, showing periscope base and retracted snorkel. Taken at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, 30 August 1946. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph # 19-N-95860,from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
U-300865kView of the U-3008's conning tower, with her snorkel raised. Taken at Key West Naval Station, Florida, 25 July 1947. Note her insignia painted on the front of the conning tower. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph # 80-G-442938,from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
U-3008135k U-3008 underway at sea on 15 April 1948. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph # 80-G-442933,from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
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