U-2359
Type | XXIII | |||
| Ordered | 20 Sep, 1944 | |||
| Laid down | 3 Nov, 1944 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 513) | ||
| Launched | 23 Dec, 1944 | |||
| Commissioned | 16 Jan, 1945 | Oblt. Gustav Bischoff | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 16 Jan, 1945 - 15 Feb, 1945 32. Flottille (training) 16 Feb, 1945 - 2 May, 1945 4. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 2 May, 1945 in the Kattegat, in position 57.29N, 11.24E, byrockets from British Mosquito aircraft (Sqdn. 143, 235 & 248), Norwegian Mosquito aircraft (Sqdn. 333) and Canadian Mosquito aircraft (RCAF 404). 12 dead (all hands lost). | |||
The Canadian and Norwegian aircraft provided air cover for the British aircraft while they fired rockets on the boat.
Annoucements related to this boat
U-2359 has been found (8 Oct, 2007)Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-2359 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
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 |