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German submarine ''U-2323'' was a
Type XXIII submarine German Type XXIII submarines were the first so-called elektroboote ("electric boats") to become operational. They were small coastal submarines designed to operate in the shallow waters of the North Sea, Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea, where la ...
of
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Kriegsmarine The (, ) was the navy of Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire (1871–1918) and the inter-war (1919–1935) of the Weimar Republic. The was one of three official branches, along with the a ...
'' during
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. She was constructed at
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during the spring of 1944, completed on the 18 July and given to ''
Leutnant zur See ''Leutnant zur See'' (''Lt zS'' or ''LZS'') is the lowest officer rank in the German Navy. It is grouped as OF1 in Ranks and insignia of officers of NATO Navies, NATO, equivalent to an Ensign (rank), Ensign in the United States Navy, and an Acti ...
'' Walter Angermann to command. A fast high-technology coastal boat, ''U-2323'' was expected to be the new war-winning weapon in the ''Kriegsmarine'' arsenal.


Design

Like all
Type XXIII German Type XXIII submarines were the first so-called elektroboote ("electric boats") to become operational. They were small coastal submarines designed to operate in the shallow waters of the North Sea, Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea, where l ...
U-boat U-boats were naval submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars. Although at times they were efficient fleet weapons against enemy naval warships, they were most effectively used in an economic warfare role ...
s, ''U-2323'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of ( o/a), a beam width of (o/a), and a draught depth of. The submarine was powered by one MWM six-cylinder RS134S diesel engine providing , one
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GU4463-8 double-acting electric motor electric motor providing , and one
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CCR188 electric motor providing . The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a submerged speed of . When submerged, the boat could operate at for ; when surfaced, she could travel at . ''U-2323'' was fitted with two
torpedo tube A torpedo tube is a cylindrical device for launching torpedoes. There are two main types of torpedo tube: underwater tubes fitted to submarines and some surface ships, and deck-mounted units (also referred to as torpedo launchers) installed aboa ...
s in the bow. She could carry two preloaded
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es. The
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was 14–18 men. This class of U-boat did not carry a deck gun.


Service history

The seas around the German coastline were subject to very heavy allied attack during the final two years of the war, as the
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sought to restrict German movement around their coasts by sowing thousands of air-dropped
naval mines A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines. Unlike depth charges, mines are deposited and left to wait until they are triggered by the approach of, or contact with, any v ...
, thus delaying the production and training of new boats, disrupting coastal shipping and destroying several boats before they could become involved in the
Battle of the Atlantic The Battle of the Atlantic, the longest continuous military campaign in World War II, ran from 1939 to the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, covering a major part of the naval history of World War II. At its core was the Allied naval blockade ...
. The ''U-2323'' was a victim of this campaign, when on the 26 July 1944, just eight days old, she was sunk off Möltenort at the entrance to
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harbour on her maiden voyage. Two of her crew were killed in the blast, although the survivors managed to safely reach the shore. They were then transferred to other units. The holed boat was raised in early 1945, but was still undergoing repairs in Kiel at the time of the German surrender. It was
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''in situ'' post-war.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:U2323 World War II submarines of Germany Type XXIII submarines U-boats sunk by mines World War II shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea U-boats commissioned in 1944 U-boats sunk in 1944 1944 ships Ships built in Hamburg Maritime incidents in July 1944