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German submarine U-2354 was a Type XXIII U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was ordered on 20 September 1944, and was laid down on 14 October 1944 at Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg, as yard number 508. She was launched on 10 December 1944 and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Dieter Wex on 11 January 1945.[1]

Design

Like all Type XXIII U-boats, U-2354 had a displacement of Шаблон:Convert when at the surface and Шаблон:Convert while submerged. She had a total length of Шаблон:Convert (o/a), a beam width of Шаблон:Convert (o/a), and a draught depth of Шаблон:Convert. The submarine was powered by one MWM six-cylinder RS134S diesel engine providing Шаблон:Convert, one AEG GU4463-8 double-acting electric motor electric motor providing Шаблон:Convert, and one BBC silent running CCR188 electric motor providing Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of Шаблон:Convert and a submerged speed of Шаблон:Convert. When submerged, the boat could operate at Шаблон:Convert for Шаблон:Convert; when surfaced, she could travel Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert. U-2354 was fitted with two Шаблон:Convert torpedo tubes in the bow. She could carry two preloaded torpedoes. The complement was 14–18 men.Шаблон:Sfn This class of U-boat did not carry a deck gun.[1]

Service history

On 9 May 1945, U-2354 surrendered at Kristiansand–Süd, Norway. She was later transferred to Loch Ryan, Scotland, Northern Ireland on 29 May 1945. Of the 156 U-boats that eventually surrendered to the Allied forces at the end of the war, U-2354 was one of 116 selected to take part in Operation Deadlight. U-2354 was towed out and sank on 22 December 1945, by gunfire from the British destroyer Шаблон:HMS.[1]

The wreck now lies at Шаблон:Coord.[1]

See also

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Шаблон:German Type XXIII submarines Шаблон:December 1945 shipwrecks