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U-2341

Type

XXIII

 
Ordered20 Sep, 1943
Laid down 23 Aug, 1944 Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 495)
Launched3 Oct, 1944
Commissioned21 Oct, 1944Oblt. Hermann Böhm
Commanders
21 Oct, 1944 - 8 May, 1945  Oblt. Hermann Böhm
CareerNo patrols21 Oct, 1944 - 8 May, 1945  32. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Surrendered at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Taken to Lisahally 21 June, 1945 for Operation Deadlight.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 31 December, 1945 in position 55.44N, 08.19W by gunfire from the destroyers HMS Onslaught and ORP Blyskawica (Polish).

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-2341 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