U-2344
Type | XXIII | |||
| Ordered | 20 Sep, 1943 | |||
| Laid down | 4 Sep, 1944 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 498) | ||
| Launched | 24 Oct, 1944 | |||
| Commissioned | 10 Nov, 1944 | Oblt. Hermann Ellerlage | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 10 Nov, 1944 - 18 Feb, 1945 32. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sank 18 Feb 1945 north of Heiligendamm, in position 54.16.5N, 11.48.5E, after a collision with U-2336. 11 dead and 3 survivors. | |||
Raised in June 1956, measured and conserved, but not restored. Broken up at Rostock in 1958.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-2344 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 |