German submarine U-2529

German submarine U-2529 was a Type XXI U-boat (one of the "Elektroboote") of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, built for service in World War II. She was ordered on 6 November 1943, and was laid down on 29 September 1944 at the Blohm & Voss yard at Hamburg, as yard number 2529. She was launched on 13 November 1944, and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Karl-Heinrich Feufel on 22 February 1945.

Design
Like all Type XXI U-boats, U-2529 had a displacement of 1621 t when at the surface and 1819 t while submerged. She had a total length of 76.70 m (o/a), a beam of 8 m, and a draught of 6.32 m. The submarine was powered by two MAN SE supercharged six-cylinder M6V40/46KBB diesel engines each providing 4000 PS, two Siemens-Schuckert GU365/30 double-acting electric motors each providing 5000 PS, and two Siemens-Schuckert silent running GV232/28 electric motors each providing 226 PS.

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 15.6 kn and a submerged speed of 17.2 kn. When running on silent motors the boat could operate at a speed of 6.1 kn. When submerged, the boat could operate at 5 kn for 340 nmi; when surfaced, she could travel 15500 nmi at 10 kn. U-2529 was fitted with six 53.3 cm torpedo tubes in the bow and four 2 cm C/30 anti-aircraft guns. She could carry twenty-three torpedoes or seventeen torpedoes and twelve mines. The complement was five officers and fifty-two men.

Service history
On 9 May 1945, U-2529 surrendered at Kristiansand, Norway. She was later transferred to Lisahally, Northern Ireland on 3 June 1945, arriving on 6 June 1945.

Post-war service
The Tripartite Naval Commission allocated U-2529 to the Soviet Union. On 4 December 1945, she arrived in Libau, Latvia, as British N-class N27. On 13 February 1946, the Soviet Navy allocated her to the Baltic Fleet. She was renamed B-27 on 9 June 1949 then sent to the reserve fleet on 10 June 1955. B-27 was redesignated on 19 September 1955, as a block ship BSh-28, then on 9 January 1957, as training hulk UTS-3. She was finally struck from the Soviet Navy on 1 September 1972, and broken up for scrap.