U-2331
Type | XXIII | |||
| Ordered | 20 Sep, 1943 | |||
| Laid down | 30 Jun, 1944 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 485) | ||
| Launched | 22 Aug, 1944 | |||
| Commissioned | 12 Sep, 1944 | Oblt. Hans-Walter Pahl | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 12 Sep, 1944 - 10 Oct, 1944 32. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sank on 10 Oct, 1944 near Hela, in approximate position 54.00N, 18.00E, in an accident. 15 dead and 4 survivors. | |||
Raised and towed to Gotenhafen, further details unknown.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-2331 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 |