Unterseeboot 2324
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| U-2324 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | XXIII
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| Launch Date | June 16, 1944 | ||
| Commission Date | July 25, 1944 | ||
| Construction yard | Deutsche Werft, Hamburg | ||
| Patrols | |||
| Start Date | End Date | Assigned Unit | |
| No Patrols | 4th Flotilla | ||
| January 29, 1945 | February 24, 1945 | 32nd Flotilla | |
| April 2, 1945 | May 8, 1945 | 11th Flotilla | |
| Commanders | |||
| July, 1944 | March, 1945 | Kptlt. Hans-Heinrich Hass | |
| March, 1944 | May, 1945 | Kptlt. Konstantin von Rappard | |
| Successes | |||
| Type of Ship Sunk | Number of Ships Sunk | Gross Registered Tonnage | |
| Commercial Vessels | 1 | 1,150 | |
| Military Vessels | None | 0 | |
Unterseeboot 2324, or more commonly U-2324 was a highly advanced German submarine built for the Kriegsmarine in World War II. U-2324 was one of the last commissioned boats to undertake an operational patrol, and one of just three of her class to undergo two. During these patrols, she succeeded in sinking a single small British coastal freighter, one of just five ships sunk by this submarine class.
U-2321 was built as a German Type XXIII submarine at Hamburg during the spring of 1944. As an early production of a new class of boats which utilised new technologies, she required a lengthy period of sea trials and training to best develop the boat's offensive capablities. It was thus not until January 1945 that her captain, Hans-Heinrich Haas, was permitted to take her on a patrol off the Eastern coast of Scotland.
[edit] War Patrol
The first patrol was unsuccessful, Allied precautions and counter-measures were effective enough to prevent her from successfully targeting even the small coastal vessels to be found in this area. She returned empty-handed, and Haas was replaced by Konstantin von Rappard, who now commanded her for the remainder of her service career.
The second patrol of the U-2323 in April was more successful, with the SS Monarch being sunk. This 1,100 ton ship was torpedoed in a night attack on a coastal convoy, and was the only success of the boat during her operational career. U-2323 returned to Stavanger in May 1945 the day before the surrender. When Germany surrendered, U-2324 was at Stavanger in Norway, from where it sailed to Loch Ryan in Scotland for disposal in Operation Deadlight. Towed out to sea on the 27 November, the boat was destroyed as a naval gunnery target.
[edit] Raiding career
| Date | Ship | Nationality | Tonnage | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 April 1945 | SS Monarch | British | 1,150 | Sunk |
[edit] References
- Sharpe, Peter, U-Boat Fact File, Midland Publishing, Great Britain: 1998. ISBN 185780072.
- U-boat.net webpage for U-2324
See Also: List of U-boats
