U-2361

Type

XXIII

 
Ordered20 Sep 1944
Laid down 12 Nov 1944 Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 515)
Launched3 Jan 1945
Commissioned3 Feb 1945Oblt. Heinz von Henning
Commanders
3 Feb 1945 - 8 May 1945  Oblt. Heinz von Hennig
CareerNo patrols3 Feb 1945 - 15 Feb 1945  32. Flottille (training)
16 Feb 1945 - 8 May 1945  4. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Surrendered at Kristiansand Süd, Norway. Taken to Loch Ryan, Scotland on 29 May, 1945 for Operation Deadlight.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 27 November, 1945 in position 56.10N, 10.05W by gunfire from the destroyers HMS Onslow and ORP Blyskawica.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-2361 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2

Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 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.