German submarine U-2344
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German submarine U-2344 was a Type XXIII U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
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Postwar photo of Hecht (S 171), (former Type XXIII submarine U-2367). An identical sister ship of U-2344. | |
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Nazi Germany | |
Name | U-2344 |
Ordered | 20 September 1943 |
Builder | Deutsche Werft, Hamburg |
Yard number | 498 |
Laid down | 4 September 1944 |
Launched | 24 October 1944 |
Commissioned | 10 November 1944 |
Fate | Sunk accidentally on 18 February 1945 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Type XXIII submarine |
Displacement | |
Length | 34.68 m (113 ft 9 in) |
Beam | 3.02 m (9 ft 11 in) |
Draught | 3.66 m (12 ft) |
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Test depth | 180 m (590 ft) |
Complement | 14–18 |
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Service record[2] | |
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Identification codes: | M 45 325 |
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Operations: | None |
Victories: | None |
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