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An identical sister ship of <i>U-2343</i></div> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">History</th></tr> <tr><th height="30" colspan="2" style="background-color:#B0C4DE;text-align:left;padding-left:2px;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/47px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="47" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/70px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/94px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span><span style="padding-left:1em"><a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a></span></th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Name</td><td><i>U-2343</i></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Ordered</td><td>20 September 1943</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Builder</td><td><a href="/wiki/Deutsche_Werft" title="Deutsche Werft">Deutsche Werft</a> AG, <a href="/wiki/Hamburg" title="Hamburg">Hamburg</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Yard number</td><td>497</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Laid down</td><td>31 August 1944</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Launched</td><td>18 October 1944</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Commissioned</td><td>6 November 1944</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Fate</td><td>Scuttled on 5 May 1945</td></tr> <tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">General characteristics</th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Class and type</td><td><a href="/wiki/Type_XXIII_submarine" title="Type XXIII submarine">Type XXIII</a> <a href="/wiki/Submarine" title="Submarine">submarine</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Displacement</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; 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margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">575–630 PS (423–463 kW; 567–621 shp) (diesel drive)</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">580 PS (430 kW; 570 shp) (standard electric drive)</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">35 PS (26 kW; 35 shp) (silent electric drive)</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Propulsion</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">1 × <a href="/wiki/MWM_GmbH" class="mw-redirect" title="MWM GmbH">MWM</a> RS134S 6-cylinder <a href="/wiki/Diesel_engine" title="Diesel engine">diesel engine</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">1 × <a href="/wiki/AEG_(German_company)" title="AEG (German company)">AEG</a> GU4463-8 <a href="/wiki/Motor-generator" class="mw-redirect" title="Motor-generator">double-acting electric motor</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">1 × <a href="/wiki/Brown,_Boveri_%26_Cie" title="Brown, Boveri & Cie">BBC</a> CCR188 electric creeping motor</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Speed</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">9.7 <a href="/wiki/Knot_(unit)" title="Knot (unit)">knots</a> (18 km/h; 11 mph) (surfaced)</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">12.5 knots (23 km/h; 14 mph) (submerged)</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Range</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2,600 <a href="/wiki/Nautical_mile" title="Nautical mile">nautical miles</a> (4,800 km; 3,000 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">194 nmi (359 km; 223 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Test depth</td><td>180 m (590 ft)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Complement</td><td>14–18</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Armament</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2 × bow <a href="/wiki/Torpedo_tube" title="Torpedo tube">torpedo tubes</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2 × 53.3 cm (21 in) <a href="/wiki/Torpedo" title="Torpedo">torpedoes</a></li> </ul></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Service record</th> </tr> <tr><td>Part of:</td><td> <ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/32nd_U-boat_Flotilla" title="32nd U-boat Flotilla">32nd U-boat Flotilla</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">6 November 1944 – 15 February 1945</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/4th_U-boat_Flotilla" title="4th U-boat Flotilla">4th U-boat Flotilla</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">16 February – 5 May 1945</li> </ul></td></tr><tr><td>Identification codes:</td><td> M 45 907</td></tr><tr><td>Commanders:</td><td> <ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><i><a href="/wiki/Oblt.z.S." class="mw-redirect" title="Oblt.z.S.">Oblt.z.S.</a></i> Harald Fuhlendorf<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">6 November 1944 – 30 April 1945</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><i><a href="/wiki/Kptlt." class="mw-redirect" title="Kptlt.">Kptlt.</a></i> Hans-Ludwig Gaude<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">1 – 5 May 1945</li> </ul></td></tr><tr><td>Operations:</td><td> None</td></tr><tr><td>Victories:</td><td> None</td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>German submarine <i>U-2343</i></b> was a <a href="/wiki/German_Type_XXIII_submarine" class="mw-redirect" title="German Type XXIII submarine">Type XXIII</a> <a href="/wiki/U-boat" title="U-boat">U-boat</a> of <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a></i> during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. She was ordered on 20 September 1943, and was <a href="/wiki/Keel_laying" title="Keel laying">laid down</a> on 31 August 1944 at <a href="/wiki/Deutsche_Werft" title="Deutsche Werft">Deutsche Werft</a> AG, <a href="/wiki/Hamburg" title="Hamburg">Hamburg</a>, as yard number 497. She was <a href="/wiki/Ceremonial_ship_launching" title="Ceremonial ship launching">launched</a> on 18 October 1944 and <a href="/wiki/Ship_commissioning" title="Ship commissioning">commissioned</a> under the command of <i><a href="/wiki/Oberleutnant_zur_See" title="Oberleutnant zur See">Oberleutnant zur See</a></i> Harald Fuhlendorf on 6 November 1944.<sup id="cite_ref-uboat_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-uboat-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design">Design</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_submarine_U-2343&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Design"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Like all <a href="/wiki/Type_XXIII_submarine" title="Type XXIII submarine">Type XXIII</a> <a href="/wiki/U-boat" title="U-boat">U-boats</a>, <i>U-2343</i> had a displacement of 234 tonnes (230 long tons) when at the surface and 258 tonnes (254 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 34.68 m (113 ft 9 in) (<a href="/wiki/O/a" class="mw-redirect" title="O/a">o/a</a>), a beam width of 3.02 m (9 ft 11 in) (o/a), and a draught depth of3.66 m (12 ft). The submarine was powered by one <a href="/wiki/MWM_GmbH" class="mw-redirect" title="MWM GmbH">MWM</a> six-cylinder RS134S diesel engine providing 575–630 <a href="/wiki/Metric_horsepower" class="mw-redirect" title="Metric horsepower">metric horsepower</a> (423–463 <a href="/wiki/Kilowatt" class="mw-redirect" title="Kilowatt">kilowatts</a>; 567–621 <a href="/wiki/Horsepower#Shaft_horsepower" title="Horsepower">shaft horsepower</a>), one <a href="/wiki/AEG_(German_company)" title="AEG (German company)">AEG</a> GU4463-8 <a href="/wiki/Motor-generator" class="mw-redirect" title="Motor-generator">double-acting electric motor</a> electric motor providing 580 PS (430 kW; 570 shp), and one <a href="/wiki/Brown,_Boveri_%26_Cie" title="Brown, Boveri & Cie">BBC</a> <a href="/wiki/Silent_running_(submarine)" title="Silent running (submarine)">silent running</a> CCR188 electric motor providing 35 PS (26 kW; 35 shp).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGröner199189_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGröner199189-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 9.7 knots (18.0 km/h; 11.2 mph) and a submerged speed of 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph). When submerged, the boat could operate at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) for 194 nautical miles (359 km; 223 mi); when surfaced, she could travel 2,600 nautical miles (4,800 km; 3,000 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph). <i>U-2343</i> was fitted with two 53.3 cm (21 in) <a href="/wiki/Torpedo_tube" title="Torpedo tube">torpedo tubes</a> in the bow. She could carry two preloaded <a href="/wiki/Torpedo" title="Torpedo">torpedoes</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Ship%27s_company" title="Ship's company">complement</a> was 14 – 18 men.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGröner199189_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGröner199189-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This class of U-boat did not carry a deck gun.<sup id="cite_ref-uboat_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-uboat-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Service_history">Service history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_submarine_U-2343&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Service history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 5 May 1945, <i>U-2343</i> was <a href="/wiki/Scuttling" title="Scuttling">scuttled</a> in <a href="/wiki/Gelting_Bay" title="Gelting Bay">Gelting Bay</a> near <a href="/wiki/Gelting" title="Gelting">Gelting</a> as part of <a href="/wiki/Operation_Regenbogen_(U-boat)" title="Operation Regenbogen (U-boat)">Operation Regenbogen</a>. The wreck was later raised and broken up.<sup id="cite_ref-uboat_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-uboat-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_submarine_U-2343&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Atlantic" title="Battle of the Atlantic">Battle of the Atlantic</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_submarine_U-2343&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFHelgason" class="citation web cs1">Helgason, Guðmundur. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uboat.net/men/commanders/335.html">"Harald Fuhlendorf"</a>. <i>Uboat.net</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 April</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Uboat.net&rft.atitle=Harald+Fuhlendorf&rft.aulast=Helgason&rft.aufirst=Gu%C3%B0mundur&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fuboat.net%2Fmen%2Fcommanders%2F335.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGerman+submarine+U-2343" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHelgason" class="citation web cs1">Helgason, Guðmundur. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uboat.net/men/commanders/339.html">"Hans-Ludwig Gaude"</a>. <i>Uboat.net</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 April</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Uboat.net&rft.atitle=Hans-Ludwig+Gaude&rft.aulast=Helgason&rft.aufirst=Gu%C3%B0mundur&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fuboat.net%2Fmen%2Fcommanders%2F339.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGerman+submarine+U-2343" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-uboat-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-uboat_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-uboat_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-uboat_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHelgason" class="citation web cs1">Helgason, Guðmundur. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uboat.net/boats/u2343.htm">"U-2343"</a>. <i>Uboat.net</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 April</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Uboat.net&rft.atitle=U-2343&rft.aulast=Helgason&rft.aufirst=Gu%C3%B0mundur&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fuboat.net%2Fboats%2Fu2343.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGerman+submarine+U-2343" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEGröner199189-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGröner199189_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGröner199189_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGröner1991">Gröner 1991</a>, p. 89.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_submarine_U-2343&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{padding-left:1.6em;text-indent:-1.6em}}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .refbegin{font-size:90%}}</style><div class="refbegin" style=""> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBuschRöll1999" class="citation book cs1">Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). <i>German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary</i>. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-55750-186-6" title="Special:BookSources/1-55750-186-6"><bdi>1-55750-186-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=German+U-boat+commanders+of+World+War+II+%3A+a+biographical+dictionary&rft.place=London%2C+Annapolis%2C+Md&rft.pub=Greenhill+Books%2C+Naval+Institute+Press&rft.date=1999&rft.isbn=1-55750-186-6&rft.aulast=Busch&rft.aufirst=Rainer&rft.au=R%C3%B6ll%2C+Hans-Joachim&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGerman+submarine+U-2343" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGröner1991" class="citation book cs1">Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). <i>U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels</i>. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85177-593-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-85177-593-4"><bdi>0-85177-593-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=U-boats+and+Mine+Warfare+Vessels&rft.place=London&rft.series=German+Warships+1815%E2%80%931945&rft.pub=Conway+Maritime+Press&rft.date=1991&rft.isbn=0-85177-593-4&rft.aulast=Gr%C3%B6ner&rft.aufirst=Erich&rft.au=Jung%2C+Dieter&rft.au=Maass%2C+Martin&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGerman+submarine+U-2343" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWilliamson2005" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Williamson_(writer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gordon Williamson (writer)">Williamson, Gordon</a> (2005). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/wolfpackstoryofu00gord"><i>Wolf Pack: The Story of the U-boat in World War II</i></a></span>. Osprey. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1841768723" title="Special:BookSources/1841768723"><bdi>1841768723</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Wolf+Pack%3A+The+Story+of+the+U-boat+in+World+War+II&rft.pub=Osprey&rft.date=2005&rft.isbn=1841768723&rft.aulast=Williamson&rft.aufirst=Gordon&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fwolfpackstoryofu00gord&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGerman+submarine+U-2343" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_submarine_U-2343&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHelgason" class="citation web cs1">Helgason, Guðmundur. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uboat.net/boats/u2343.htm">"U-2343"</a>. <i>Uboat.net</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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title="German submarine U-2324"><i>U-2324</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2325" title="German submarine U-2325"><i>U-2325</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2326" title="German submarine U-2326"><i>U-2326</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2327" title="German submarine U-2327"><i>U-2327</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2328" title="German submarine U-2328"><i>U-2328</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2329" title="German submarine U-2329"><i>U-2329</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2330" title="German submarine U-2330"><i>U-2330</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2331" title="German submarine U-2331"><i>U-2331</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2332" title="German submarine U-2332"><i>U-2332</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2333" title="German submarine U-2333"><i>U-2333</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2334" title="German submarine U-2334"><i>U-2334</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2335" title="German submarine U-2335"><i>U-2335</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2336" title="German submarine U-2336"><i>U-2336</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2337" title="German submarine U-2337"><i>U-2337</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2338" title="German submarine U-2338"><i>U-2338</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2339" title="German submarine U-2339"><i>U-2339</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2340" title="German submarine U-2340"><i>U-2340</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2341" title="German submarine U-2341"><i>U-2341</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2342" title="German submarine U-2342"><i>U-2342</i></a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><i>U-2343</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2344" title="German submarine U-2344"><i>U-2344</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2345" title="German submarine U-2345"><i>U-2345</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2346" title="German submarine U-2346"><i>U-2346</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2347" title="German submarine U-2347"><i>U-2347</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2348" title="German submarine U-2348"><i>U-2348</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2349" title="German submarine U-2349"><i>U-2349</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2350" title="German submarine U-2350"><i>U-2350</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2351" title="German submarine U-2351"><i>U-2351</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2352" title="German submarine U-2352"><i>U-2352</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2353" title="German submarine U-2353"><i>U-2353</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2354" title="German submarine U-2354"><i>U-2354</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2355" title="German submarine U-2355"><i>U-2355</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2356" title="German submarine U-2356"><i>U-2356</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2357" title="German submarine U-2357"><i>U-2357</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2358" title="German submarine U-2358"><i>U-2358</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2359" title="German submarine U-2359"><i>U-2359</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2360" title="German submarine U-2360"><i>U-2360</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2361" title="German submarine U-2361"><i>U-2361</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2362" title="German submarine U-2362"><i>U-2362</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2363" title="German submarine U-2363"><i>U-2363</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2364" title="German submarine U-2364"><i>U-2364</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_Hai_(S_170)" class="mw-redirect" title="German submarine Hai (S 170)"><i>U-2365</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2366" title="German submarine U-2366"><i>U-2366</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2367" title="German submarine U-2367"><i>U-2367</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2368" title="German submarine U-2368"><i>U-2368</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2369" title="German submarine U-2369"><i>U-2369</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2371" title="German submarine U-2371"><i>U-2371</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-4701" title="German submarine U-4701"><i>U-4701</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-4702" title="German submarine U-4702"><i>U-4702</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-4703" title="German submarine U-4703"><i>U-4703</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-4704" title="German submarine U-4704"><i>U-4704</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-4705" title="German submarine U-4705"><i>U-4705</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-4706" title="German submarine U-4706"><i>U-4706</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-4707" title="German submarine U-4707"><i>U-4707</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-4709" title="German submarine U-4709"><i>U-4709</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-4710" title="German submarine U-4710"><i>U-4710</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-4711" title="German submarine U-4711"><i>U-4711</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-4712" title="German submarine U-4712"><i>U-4712</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li>Preceded by: <a href="/wiki/Type_XXI_submarine" title="Type XXI submarine">Type XXI</a></li> <li>Followed by: None</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_U-boats_of_Germany" title="List of U-boats of Germany">List of U-boats of Germany</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Shipwrecks_and_maritime_incidents_in_May_1945" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:May_1945_shipwrecks" title="Template:May 1945 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<i><a href="/wiki/Yugoslav_destroyer_Beograd" title="Yugoslav destroyer Beograd">TA 43</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3006" title="German submarine U-3006">U-3006</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3009" title="German submarine U-3009">U-3009</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2 May: <span class="wrap"><i><a href="/wiki/German_cruiser_Admiral_Hipper" title="German cruiser Admiral Hipper">Admiral Hipper</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Thornton_(DD-270)" title="USS Thornton (DD-270)">USS <i>Thornton</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-8_(1935)" title="German submarine U-8 (1935)">U-8</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-14_(1935)" title="German submarine U-14 (1935)">U-14</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-60_(1939)" title="German submarine U-60 (1939)">U-60</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-61_(1939)" title="German submarine U-61 (1939)">U-61</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-62_(1939)" title="German submarine U-62 (1939)">U-62</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-71_(1940)" title="German submarine U-71 (1940)">U-71</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-72_(1940)" title="German submarine U-72 (1940)">U-72</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-120_(1940)" title="German submarine U-120 (1940)">U-120</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-121_(1940)" title="German submarine U-121 (1940)">U-121</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-137_(1940)" title="German submarine U-137 (1940)">U-137</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-139_(1940)" title="German submarine U-139 (1940)">U-139</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-140_(1940)" title="German submarine U-140 (1940)">U-140</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-141_(1940)" title="German submarine U-141 (1940)">U-141</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-142_(1940)" title="German submarine U-142 (1940)">U-142</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-146_(1940)" title="German submarine U-146 (1940)">U-146</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-148_(1940)" title="German submarine U-148 (1940)">U-148</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-151_(1940)" title="German submarine U-151 (1940)">U-151</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-152_(1940)" title="German submarine U-152 (1940)">U-152</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-316" title="German submarine U-316">U-316</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-552" title="German submarine U-552">U-552</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-554" title="German submarine U-554">U-554</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-612" title="German submarine U-612">U-612</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-717" title="German submarine U-717">U-717</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-929" title="German submarine U-929">U-929</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1007" title="German submarine U-1007">U-1007</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1308" title="German submarine U-1308">U-1308</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2327" title="German submarine U-2327">U-2327</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2359" title="German submarine U-2359">U-2359</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2510" title="German submarine U-2510">U-2510</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2526" title="German submarine U-2526">U-2526</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2527" title="German submarine U-2527">U-2527</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2528" title="German submarine U-2528">U-2528</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2531" title="German submarine U-2531">U-2531</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3002" title="German submarine U-3002">U-3002</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3016" title="German submarine U-3016">U-3016</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3018" title="German submarine U-3018">U-3018</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3019" title="German submarine U-3019">U-3019</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3020" title="German submarine U-3020">U-3020</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3021" title="German submarine U-3021">U-3021</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3504" title="German submarine U-3504">U-3504</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3516" title="German submarine U-3516">U-3516</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3517" title="German submarine U-3517">U-3517</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3521" title="German submarine U-3521">U-3521</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3522" title="German submarine U-3522">U-3522</a></i> </span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">3 May: <span class="wrap"> <a href="/wiki/SMS_Arcona_(1902)" title="SMS Arcona (1902)"><i>Arcona</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/SS_Cap_Arcona" title="SS Cap Arcona"><i>Cap Arcona</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/SS_Deutschland_(1923)" title="SS Deutschland (1923)"><i>Deutschland</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_cruiser_Emden" title="German cruiser Emden">Emden</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Lagarto" title="USS Lagarto">USS <i>Lagarto</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Little_(DD-803)" title="USS Little (DD-803)">USS <i>Little</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_LSM(R)-195" title="USS LSM(R)-195">USS <i>LSM(R)-195</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/SMS_Medusa" title="SMS Medusa"><i>Medusa</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/HDMS_Niels_Juel_(1918)" title="HDMS Niels Juel (1918)">Nordland</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/SMS_Schlesien" title="SMS Schlesien">Schlesien</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Italian_destroyer_Giuseppe_Missori" title="Italian destroyer Giuseppe Missori">TA22</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/SS_Thielbek_(1940)" title="SS Thielbek (1940)"><i>Thielbek</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_UA_(1939)" title="German submarine UA (1939)">UA</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/HMS_Seal_(N37)" title="HMS Seal (N37)">UB</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/HMS_H6" title="HMS H6">UD-1</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/HNLMS_O_12" title="HNLMS O 12">UD-2</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_UD-3" title="German submarine UD-3">UD-3</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_UD-4" title="German submarine UD-4">UD-4</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-48_(1939)" title="German submarine U-48 (1939)">U-48</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-52_(1939)" class="mw-redirect" title="German submarine U-52 (1939)">U-52</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-57_(1938)" title="German submarine U-57 (1938)">U-57</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-58_(1938)" title="German submarine U-58 (1938)">U-58</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-59_(1938)" title="German submarine U-59 (1938)">U-59</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-101_(1940)" title="German submarine U-101 (1940)">U-101</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-328" title="German submarine U-328">U-328</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-339" title="German submarine U-339">U-339</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-428" title="German submarine U-428">U-428</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-446" title="German submarine U-446">U-446</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-475" title="German submarine U-475">U-475</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-560" title="German submarine U-560">U-560</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-704" title="German submarine U-704">U-704</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-708" title="German submarine U-708">U-708</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-747" title="German submarine U-747">U-747</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-748" title="German submarine U-748">U-748</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-795" title="German submarine U-795">U-795</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-822" title="German submarine U-822">U-822</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-828" title="German submarine U-828">U-828</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-876" title="German submarine U-876">U-876</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-903" title="German submarine U-903">U-903</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-922" title="German submarine U-922">U-922</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-924" title="German submarine U-924">U-924</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-958" title="German submarine U-958">U-958</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1166" title="German submarine U-1166"><i>U-1166</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1170" title="German submarine U-1170">U-1170</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1192" title="German submarine U-1192">U-1192</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1196" title="German submarine U-1196">U-1196</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1201" title="German submarine U-1201">U-1201</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1205" title="German submarine U-1205">U-1205</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1210" title="German submarine U-1210">U-1210</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1227" title="German submarine U-1227">U-1227</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1275" title="German submarine U-1275">U-1275</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2330" title="German submarine U-2330">U-2330</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2332" title="German submarine U-2332">U-2332</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2355" title="German submarine U-2355">U-2355</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2371" title="German submarine U-2371">U-2371</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2501" title="German submarine U-2501">U-2501</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2503" title="German submarine U-2503">U-2503</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2504" title="German submarine U-2504">U-2504</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2508" title="German submarine U-2508">U-2508</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2512" title="German submarine U-2512">U-2512</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2519" title="German submarine U-2519">U-2519</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2520" title="German submarine U-2520">U-2520</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2521" title="German submarine U-2521">U-2521</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2524" title="German submarine U-2524">U-2524</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2533" title="German submarine U-2533">U-2533</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2534" title="German submarine U-2534">U-2534</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2535" title="German submarine U-2535">U-2535</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2536" title="German submarine U-2536">U-2536</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2539" title="German submarine U-2539">U-2539</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2543" title="German submarine U-2543">U-2543</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2545" title="German submarine U-2545">U-2545</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2546" title="German submarine U-2546">U-2546</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2548" title="German submarine U-2548">U-2548</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2552" title="German submarine U-2552">U-2552</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3001" title="German submarine U-3001">U-3001</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3005" title="German submarine U-3005">U-3005</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3010" title="German submarine U-3010">U-3010</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3011" title="German submarine U-3011">U-3011</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3012" title="German submarine U-3012">U-3012</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3013" title="German submarine U-3013">U-3013</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3014" title="German submarine U-3014">U-3014</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3023" title="German submarine U-3023">U-3023</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3024" title="German submarine U-3024">U-3024</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3025" title="German submarine U-3025">U-3025</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3026" title="German submarine U-3026">U-3026</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3027" title="German submarine U-3027">U-3027</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3028" title="German submarine U-3028">U-3028</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3029" title="German submarine U-3029">U-3029</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3031" title="German submarine U-3031">U-3031</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3032" title="German submarine U-3032">U-3032</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3037" title="German submarine U-3037">U-3037</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3038" title="German submarine U-3038">U-3038</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3039" title="German submarine U-3039">U-3039</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3040" title="German submarine U-3040">U-3040</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3507" title="German submarine U-3507">U-3507</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3509" title="German submarine U-3509">U-3509</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3511" title="German submarine U-3511">U-3511</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3513" title="German submarine U-3513">U-3513</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3518" title="German submarine U-3518">U-3518</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3525" title="German submarine U-3525">U-3525</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3530" title="German submarine U-3530">U-3530</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-4705" title="German submarine U-4705">U-4705</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-4712" title="German submarine U-4712">U-4712</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_destroyer_Z43" title="German destroyer Z43">Z43</a></i> </span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">4 May: <span class="wrap"> <a href="/wiki/USS_LSM(R)-190" title="USS LSM(R)-190">USS <i>LSM(R)-190</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_LSM(R)-194" title="USS LSM(R)-194">USS <i>LSM(R)-194</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Luce_(DD-522)" title="USS Luce (DD-522)">USS <i>Luce</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Morrison" title="USS Morrison">USS <i>Morrison</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_auxiliary_cruiser_Orion" title="German auxiliary cruiser Orion">Orion</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/USS_PGM-17" title="USS PGM-17">USS <i>PGM-17</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-30_(1936)" title="German submarine U-30 (1936)">U-30</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-46_(1938)" title="German submarine U-46 (1938)">U-46</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-267" title="German submarine U-267">U-267</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-393" title="German submarine U-393">U-393</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-711" title="German submarine U-711">U-711</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-721" title="German submarine U-721">U-721</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-792" title="German submarine U-792">U-792</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-793" title="German submarine U-793">U-793</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-904" title="German submarine U-904">U-904</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1132" title="German submarine U-1132">U-1132</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1161" title="German submarine U-1161">U-1161</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1168" title="German submarine U-1168">U-1168</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1303" title="German submarine U-1303">U-1303</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1304" title="German submarine U-1304">U-1304</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2338" title="German submarine U-2338">U-2338</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_Wilhelm_Bauer" title="German submarine Wilhelm Bauer">U-2540</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3033" title="German submarine U-3033">U-3033</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3034" title="German submarine U-3034">U-3034</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-4709" title="German submarine U-4709">U-4709</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-4711" title="German submarine U-4711">U-4711</a></i> </span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">5 May: <span class="wrap"> <i><a href="/wiki/German_torpedo_boat_T36" title="German torpedo boat T36">T36</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-17_(1935)" title="German submarine U-17 (1935)">U-17</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-38_(1938)" title="German submarine U-38 (1938)">U-38</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-236" title="German submarine U-236">U-236</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-290" title="German submarine U-290">U-290</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-349" title="German submarine U-349">U-349</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-351" title="German submarine U-351">U-351</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-370" title="German submarine U-370">U-370</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-397" title="German submarine U-397">U-397</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-534" title="German submarine U-534">U-534</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-579" title="German submarine U-579">U-579</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-733" title="German submarine U-733">U-733</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-746" title="German submarine U-746">U-746</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-750" title="German submarine U-750">U-750</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-794" title="German submarine U-794">U-794</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-827" title="German submarine U-827">U-827</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-999" title="German submarine U-999">U-999</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1008" title="German submarine U-1008">U-1008</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1016" title="German submarine U-1016">U-1016</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1025" title="German submarine U-1025">U-1025</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1056" title="German submarine U-1056">U-1056</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1162" title="German submarine U-1162">U-1162</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1193" title="German submarine U-1193">U-1193</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1204" title="German submarine U-1204">U-1204</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1207" title="German submarine U-1207">U-1207</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1223" title="German submarine U-1223">U-1223</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1234" title="German submarine U-1234">U-1234</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1306" title="German submarine U-1306">U-1306</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1405" title="German submarine U-1405">U-1405</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2333" title="German submarine U-2333">U-2333</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2339" title="German submarine U-2339">U-2339</a></i>, <i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">U-2343</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2346" title="German submarine U-2346">U-2346</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2347" title="German submarine U-2347">U-2347</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2349" title="German submarine U-2349">U-2349</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2352" title="German submarine U-2352">U-2352</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2357" title="German submarine U-2357">U-2357</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2358" title="German submarine U-2358">U-2358</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2360" title="German submarine U-2360">U-2360</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2362" title="German submarine U-2362">U-2362</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2364" title="German submarine U-2364">U-2364</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2366" title="German submarine U-2366">U-2366</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2367" title="German submarine U-2367">U-2367</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2368" title="German submarine U-2368">U-2368</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2369" title="German submarine U-2369">U-2369</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2507" title="German submarine U-2507">U-2507</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2517" title="German submarine U-2517">U-2517</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2522" title="German submarine U-2522">U-2522</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2525" title="German submarine U-2525">U-2525</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2541" title="German submarine U-2541">U-2541</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2544" title="German submarine U-2544">U-2544</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2551" title="German submarine U-2551">U-2551</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3015" title="German submarine U-3015">U-3015</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3022" title="German submarine U-3022">U-3022</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3044" title="German submarine U-3044">U-3044</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3501" title="German submarine U-3501">U-3501</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3510" title="German submarine U-3510">U-3510</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3524" title="German submarine U-3524">U-3524</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3526" title="German submarine U-3526">U-3526</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3527" title="German submarine U-3527">U-3527</a></i>, <i><a 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title="German submarine U-3523">U-3523</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">7 May: <a href="/wiki/SS_Avondale_Park" title="SS Avondale Park"><i>Avondale Park</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/SS_Sneland_I" title="SS Sneland I"><i>Sneland I</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/HMS_Meteorite" title="HMS Meteorite">U-1407</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">8 May: <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-37_(1938)" title="German submarine U-37 (1938)">U-37</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-320" title="German submarine U-320">U-320</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-382" title="German submarine U-382">U-382</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2365" class="mw-redirect" title="German submarine U-2365">U-2365</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2538" title="German submarine U-2538">U-2538</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3030" title="German submarine U-3030">U-3030</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3503" title="German submarine U-3503">U-3503</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">16 May: <i><a href="/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Haguro" title="Japanese cruiser Haguro">Haguro</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Japanese_minelayer_Hatsutaka" title="Japanese minelayer Hatsutaka">Hatsutaka</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-287" title="German submarine U-287">U-287</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">18 May: <a href="/wiki/USS_Longshaw" title="USS Longshaw">USS <i>Longshaw</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">20 May: <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-963" title="German submarine U-963">U-963</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">24 May: <a href="/wiki/HM_Motor_Gun_Boat_2007" title="HM Motor Gun Boat 2007">HM <i>Motor Gun Boat 2007</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-979" title="German submarine U-979">U-979</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">25 May: <a href="/wiki/USS_Bates" title="USS Bates">USS <i>Bates</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_LSM-135" title="USS LSM-135">USS <i>LSM-135</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">28 May: <a href="/wiki/USS_Drexler" title="USS Drexler">USS <i>Drexler</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">29 May: <a href="/wiki/Japanese_cargo_ship_Tenryo_Maru_(1938)" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese cargo ship Tenryo Maru (1938)"><i>Tenryo Maru</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">31 May: <a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_I-361" title="Japanese submarine I-361"><i>I-361</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/SS_Corvus_(1919)" title="SS Corvus (1919)"><i>Uzbekistan</i></a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other incidents</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">3 May: <a href="/wiki/USS_Aaron_Ward_(DM-34)" title="USS Aaron Ward (DM-34)">USS <i>Aaron Ward</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">4 May: <a href="/wiki/HMS_Formidable_(67)" title="HMS Formidable (67)">HMS <i>Formidable</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Sangamon_(CVE-26)" title="USS Sangamon (CVE-26)">USS <i>Sangamon</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">9 May: <a href="/wiki/USS_England_(DE-635)" title="USS England (DE-635)">USS <i>England</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Oberrender" title="USS Oberrender">USS <i>Oberrender</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">11 May: <a href="/wiki/USS_Bunker_Hill_(CV-17)" title="USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)">USS <i>Bunker Hill</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Evans_(DD-552)" title="USS Evans (DD-552)">USS <i>Evans</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Hugh_W._Hadley" title="USS Hugh W. Hadley">USS <i>Hugh W. Hadley</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">19 May: <a href="/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Kashima" title="Japanese cruiser Kashima"><i>Kashima</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Terrapin" title="HMS Terrapin">HMS <i>Terrapin</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">20 May: <a href="/wiki/USS_Chase_(DE-158)" title="USS Chase (DE-158)">USS <i>Chase</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Thatcher_(DD-514)" title="USS Thatcher (DD-514)">USS <i>Thatcher</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">25 May: <a href="/wiki/USS_Barry_(DD-248)" title="USS Barry (DD-248)">USS <i>Barry</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Spectacle" title="USS Spectacle">USS <i>Spectacle</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Inca_(IX-229)" title="USS Inca (IX-229)"><i>William B. 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