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U-2363

Type

XXIII

 
Ordered20 Sep, 1944
Laid down 22 Nov, 1944 Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 517)
Launched18 Jan, 1945
Commissioned5 Feb, 1945Oblt. Karl Frahm
Commanders
5 Feb, 1945 - 5 May, 1945  Oblt. Karl Frahm
CareerNo patrols5 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 28 November, 1945 in position 56.10N, 10.05W by gunfire from the destroyers HMS Onslow and ORP Piorun.

General notes on this boat


U-2363 in Allied hands. Photo by Paul Galla.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-2363 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel

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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