U-2371

Type

XXIII

 
Ordered7 Jul 1944
Laid down 19 Jan 1945 Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 525)
Launched18 Apr 1945
Commissioned24 Apr 1945Oblt. Johannes Kühne
Commanders
24 Apr 1945 - 3 May 1945  Oblt. Johannes Kühne
CareerNo patrols24 Apr 1945 - 3 May 1945  4. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Scuttled at 0200hrs on 3 May, 1945 at Hamburg by the I WO Ltn. Gumm. 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-2371 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.