U-2367

Type

XXIII

 
Ordered20 Sep 1944
Laid down 11 Dec 1944 Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 521)
Launched23 Feb 1945
Commissioned17 Mar 1945Oblt. Heinrich Schröder
Commanders
17 Mar 1945 - 9 May 1945  Oblt. Heinrich Schröder
CareerNo patrols17 Mar 1945 - 5 May 1945  4. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sank 5 May, 1945 near Schleimünde, in approximate position 55.00N, 11.00E, after a collision with an unidentified German U-boat.

Raised in August 1956. Renamed U-Hecht (pike) and served in the German Federal Navy from 1 Oct, 1957. Stricken on 30 Sep, 1968 and broken up at Kiel in 1969.

General notes on this boat

1 Oct 1957. On 1 Oct, 1957 U-2367 is commissioned in the German navy as U-Hecht (S 171). Commander is Kaptlt. Hans-Heinrich Hass, who commanded from 1944 to 1945 U-2324.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-2367 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2

Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 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.