U-2340
Type | XXIII | |||
| Ordered | 20 Sep, 1943 | |||
| Laid down | 18 Aug, 1944 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 494) | ||
| Launched | 28 Sep, 1944 | |||
| Commissioned | 16 Oct, 1944 | Oblt. Emil Klusmeier | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 16 Oct, 1944 - 30 Mar, 1945 32. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 30 March, 1945 at Hamburg by British bombs. Wreck broken up. | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-2340 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 |