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German submarine U-2323
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German submarine U-2323 was a Type XXIII submarine of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was constructed at Hamburg during the spring of 1944, completed on the 18 July and given to Leutnant zur See Walter Angermann to command. A fast high-technology coastal boat, U-2323 was expected to be the new war-winning weapon in the Kriegsmarine's arsenal.
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![]() Postwar photo of Hecht (S 171), (former Type XXIII submarine U-2367). An identical sister ship of U-2323. | |
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Name | U-2323 |
Ordered | 20 September 1943 |
Builder | Deutsche Werft, Hamburg |
Yard number | 477 |
Laid down | 11 April 1944 |
Launched | 31 May 1944 |
Commissioned | 18 July 1944 |
Fate | Sunk on 26 July 1944 |
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Class and type | Type XXIII submarine |
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Length | 34.68 m (113 ft 9 in) |
Beam | 3.02 m (9 ft 11 in) |
Draft | 3.66 m (12 ft) |
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Test depth | 180 m (590 ft) |
Complement | 14–18 |
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Identification codes: | M 41 284 |
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Operations: | None |
Victories: | None |
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