U-2343
Type | XXIII | |||||
| Ordered | 20 Sep, 1943 | |||||
| Laid down | 31 Aug, 1944 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 497) | ||||
| Launched | 18 Oct, 1944 | |||||
| Commissioned | 6 Nov, 1944 | Oblt. Harald Fuhlendorf | ||||
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| Career | No patrols | 6 Nov, 1944 - 15 Feb, 1945 32. Flottille (training) 16 Feb, 1945 - 5 May, 1945 4. Flottille (training) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Scuttled at 1300hrs on 5 May, 1945 in or near Gelting Bay. Wreck broken up. | |||||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-2343 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |