The Type XXIII U-boat U-2371 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net
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Type | XXIII | |||||
| Ordered | 7 Jul 1944 | |||||
| Laid down | 19 Jan 1945 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 525) | ||||
| Launched | 18 Apr 1945 | |||||
| Commissioned | 24 Apr 1945 | Oblt. Johannes Kühne | ||||
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| Career No patrols | ||||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate |
Scuttled at 0200hrs on 3 May 1945 at Hamburg by the I WO Ltn. Gumm. Wreck broken up. | |||||
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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.
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