List of all U-boats
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 |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | ||||||
| Fate |
Sank 18 Feb 1945 north of Heiligendamm, in position 54.17,3N, 11.46,3E, after a collision with U-2336. 11 dead and 10 survivors. | ||||||
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Raised on 22 January 1955 and taken to Rostock, measured and conserved, but not repaired. 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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