Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Kriegsmarine — Submarine

German submarine U-2329

Type XXIII submarine

Displacement
230 long tons (234 t)
Length
34.68 m (113.8 ft)
Beam
3.02 m (9.9 ft)
Speed
9.7 knots (18 km/h, 11.2 mph)
Complement
14

Service

  1. Kriegsmarine as U-23291 September 1944 — 9 May 1945250 days of the war
Type XXIII submarine Particulars
Name
U-2329
Builder
Deutsche Werft, Hamburg
Ordered
20 September 1943
Laid down
2 June 1944
Launched
11 August 1944
Commissioned
1 September 1944
Fate
Surrendered on 9 May 1945
Sunk on 28 November 1945 during Operation Deadlight (1945)
Status
Wreck

Specifications

Displacement, surfaced
230 long tons (234 t)
Displacement, submerged
254 long tons (258 t)
Length
34.68 m (113.8 ft) OA
Beam
3.02 m (9.9 ft)
Draught
3.66 m (12 ft)
Speed
9.7 knots (18 km/h, 11.2 mph)
Range
2,600 nmi (4,815 km)
Complement
14

U-2329 was a Type XXIII submarine of the Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid at Deutsche Werft, Hamburg on 2 June 1944. She entered service on 1 September 1944, having been launched on 11 August 1944.

Her class ran to 62 ships. The class followed the Type II submarine (Conventional coastal submarine) and was succeeded by the Type 201 coastal submarine.

The boat displaced 230 long tons surfaced and 254 long tons submerged. She measured 34.7 m (114 ft) long with a beam of 3.0 m (10 ft). Her designed speed was 9.7 knots, and she carried a complement of 14.

Her main battery was two 533 mm (21.0 in) guns.

She was in commission for 250 days of the Second World War.

She was sunk on 9 May 1945, at 56°10′N 10°05′W. The wreck survives.

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Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • 1 × MWM RS134S 6-cylinder diesel engine
  • 1 × AEG GU4463-8 double-acting electric motor
  • 1 × BBC CCR188 electric creeping motor
Power
  • 575 - 630 PS (diesel drive)
  • 580 PS (standard electric drive)
  • 35 PS (silent electric drive)
Armament
  • 2 × 53.3 cm bow torpedo tubes
  • 2 × torpedoes

Sister ships

37 more in the class

Sources