U-2342
Type | XXIII | |||
| Ordered | 20 Sep, 1943 | |||
| Laid down | 29 Aug, 1944 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 496) | ||
| Launched | 13 Oct, 1944 | |||
| Commissioned | 1 Nov, 1944 | Oblt. Berchthold Schad von Mittelbiberach | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 1 Nov, 1944 - 26 Dec, 1944 32. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk at 2240hrs on 26 Dec, 1944 in the Baltic Sea north of Swinemünde, in position 54.01.8N, 14.15.20E, by a mine. 7 dead, unknown number of survivors. | |||
General notes on this boat
Wreck was still in this location in August 1953.
The wreck was probably blown up during 30 Oct - 3 Nov, 1954 and further broken up at Karlshagen.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-2342 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 |