German submarine U-2331: Difference between revisions
add link |
m subst:'ing using AWB |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{|{{Infobox |
{|{{Infobox ship begin}} |
||
{{Infobox |
{{Infobox ship image |
||
|Ship image= |
|Ship image= |
||
|Ship caption= |
|Ship caption= |
||
| Line 28: | Line 28: | ||
|Ship notes= |
|Ship notes= |
||
}} |
}} |
||
{{Infobox |
{{Infobox ship characteristics |
||
|Hide header=yes |
|Hide header=yes |
||
|Header caption= |
|Header caption= |
||
| Line 45: | Line 45: | ||
|} |
|} |
||
'''German submarine ''U-2331''''' was a [[German Type XXIII submarine|Type XXIII]] [[U-boat]] built for |
'''German submarine ''U-2331''''' was a [[German Type XXIII submarine|Type XXIII]] [[U-boat]] built for [[Nazi Germany]]'s ''[[Kriegsmarine]]'' during [[World War II]] and intended for service against allied shipping in coastal waters. She was a brand new, [[Elektroboot|high-technology electric U-boat]] which was lost when only one month old in a bizarre training accident in the [[Baltic Sea]]. Built at [[Hamburg]], she was constructed at speed, as she and her sisters were seen as war winning weapons and thus vitally important to the German war effort. |
||
Completed in September 1944, ''U-2331'' was undergoing a fast-track working-up period in the Baltic under her commander Oblt. Hans-Walter Pahl under the observation of Klaus Vernier, a highly experienced U-boat commander and tactical expert. On 10 October, just 28 days after her completion, ''U-2331'' dived and failed to surface in the sea off the Hel Peninsula. Four of the reduced crew (including the captain), escaped the sinking ship but 15 did not, including Vernier. |
Completed in September 1944, ''U-2331'' was undergoing a fast-track working-up period in the Baltic under her commander Oblt. Hans-Walter Pahl under the observation of Klaus Vernier, a highly experienced U-boat commander and tactical expert. On 10 October, just 28 days after her completion, ''U-2331'' dived and failed to surface in the sea off the Hel Peninsula. Four of the reduced crew (including the captain), escaped the sinking ship but 15 did not, including Vernier. |
||
| Line 69: | Line 69: | ||
[[Category:1944 ships]] |
[[Category:1944 ships]] |
||
[[Category:Ships built in Hamburg]] |
[[Category:Ships built in Hamburg]] |
||
{{Italic title prefixed|16}} |
|||
Revision as of 11:55, 26 November 2013
| History | |
|---|---|
 Nazi Germany | |
| Name | U-2331 |
| Ordered | 20 September 1943 |
| Builder | Deutsche Werft, Hamburg |
| Laid down | 30 June 1944 |
| Launched | 22 August 1944 |
| Commissioned | 12 September 1944 |
| Fate | Sunk, 10 October 1944 |
| Class and type | Type XXIII submarine |
| Service record | |
| Part of: |
list error: <br /> list (help) Kriegsmarine: 32nd U-boat Flotilla |
| Commanders: | Oblt. Hans-Walter Pahl (Sep–Oct 1944) |
| Operations: | None |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-2331 was a Type XXIII U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II and intended for service against allied shipping in coastal waters. She was a brand new, high-technology electric U-boat which was lost when only one month old in a bizarre training accident in the Baltic Sea. Built at Hamburg, she was constructed at speed, as she and her sisters were seen as war winning weapons and thus vitally important to the German war effort.
Completed in September 1944, U-2331 was undergoing a fast-track working-up period in the Baltic under her commander Oblt. Hans-Walter Pahl under the observation of Klaus Vernier, a highly experienced U-boat commander and tactical expert. On 10 October, just 28 days after her completion, U-2331 dived and failed to surface in the sea off the Hel Peninsula. Four of the reduced crew (including the captain), escaped the sinking ship but 15 did not, including Vernier.
The Kriegsmarine conducted an investigation into the loss, at which it was revealed that either the captain or Vernier had ordered the submarine to submerge whilst travelling in reverse, thus unbalancing the boat and causing it to sink uncontrollably. A handful of men on the conning tower survived as the boat sank under them. The wreck was raised and taken to Gotenhafen, but the time submerged underwater had irreparably damaged the boat's systems, and the remains were scrapped.
References
- Sharpe, Peter, U-Boat Fact File, Midland Publishing, Great Britain: 1998. ISBN 1-85780-072-9.
- U-boat.net webpage for U-2331
See also
54°0′N 18°0′E / 54.000°N 18.000°E Warning: Display title "German submarine<i> U-2331</i>" overrides earlier display title "German submarine <i>U-2331</i>" (help).