U-2348
Type | XXIII | |||
| Ordered | 20 Sep, 1944 | |||
| Laid down | 22 Sep, 1944 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 502) | ||
| Launched | 11 Nov, 1944 | |||
| Commissioned | 4 Dec, 1944 | Oblt. Georg Goschzik | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 4 Dec, 1944 - 15 Feb, 1945 32. Flottille (training) 16 Feb, 1945 - 8 May, 1945 4. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Surrenderd at Stavanger, Norway. Taken to Loch Ryan, Scotland on 27 May, 1945. Broken up in Belfast in April 1949. | |||
General notes on this boat
In April, 1949 the breaking up U-2348 began at Leigh & Co in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-2348 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 |