Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Kriegsmarine — Submarine

German submarine U-2322

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-23221 July 1944 — 9 May 1945312 days of the war
Type XXIII submarine Particulars
Name
U-2322
Builder
Deutsche Werft, Hamburg
Ordered
20 September 1943
Laid down
22 March 1944
Launched
30 April 1944
Commissioned
1 July 1944
Fate
Surrendered on 9 May 1945
Sunk as target on 27 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)
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-2322 was a Type XXIII submarine of the Kriegsmarine. Deutsche Werft, Hamburg laid her keel on 22 March 1944. She entered service on 1 July 1944, having been launched on 30 April 1944.

She was one of 62 ships of her class. 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.

She was in commission for 312 days of the Second World War.

She was expended as a target on 9 May 1945. The wreck survives.

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Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • 1 × MWM RS134S 6-cylinder diesel engine, 575 - 630 PS
  • 1 × AEG GU4463-8 double-acting electric motor, 580 PS
  • 1 × BBC CCR188 electric creeping motor, 35 PS
Armament
  • 2 bow torpedo tubes
  • 2 torpedoes

Sister ships

37 more in the class

Sources