German submarine U-2334 was a Type XXIII U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was ordered on 20 September 1943, and was laid down on 14 July 1944 at Deutsche Werft, Hamburg, as yard number 488. She was launched on 26 August 1944 and commissioned under the command of Leutnant zur See Walter Angermann on 21 September 1944.[1]
Like all Type XXIII U-boats, U-2334 had a displacement of 234t when at the surface and 258t while submerged. She had a total length of 34.68m (113.78feet) (o/a), a beam width of 3.02m (09.91feet) (o/a), and a draught depth of3.660NaN0. The submarine was powered by one MWM six-cylinder RS134S diesel engine providing 575-, one AEG GU4463-8 double-acting electric motor electric motor providing 580PS, and one BBC silent running CCR188 electric motor providing 35PS.
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a submerged speed of . When submerged, the boat could operate at for ; when surfaced, she could travel at . U-2334 was fitted with two 53.30NaN0 torpedo tubes in the bow. She could carry two preloaded torpedoes. The complement was 14 – 18 men. This class of U-boat did not carry a deck gun.[1]
On 9 May 1945, U-2334 surrendered at Kristiansand, Norway. She was later transferred to Loch Ryan, Scotland on 29 May 1945. Of the 156 U-boats that eventually surrendered to the Allied forces at the end of the war, U-2334 was one of 116 selected to take part in Operation Deadlight. U-2334 was towed out to be sank on 28 November 1945, by gunfire from the British destroyer and the Polish destroyer .
The wreck now lies at 56.1667°N -15°W.