German submarine U-2336

	Rendering of a Type XXIII submarine
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-2336
Ordered	20 September 1943
Builder	Deutsche Werft, Hamburg
Yard number	490
Laid down	27 July 1944
Launched	10 September 1944
Commissioned	30 September 1944
Fate	Surrendered at Wilhelmshaven, Germany on 15 May 1945. Taken to Lisahally on 21 June 1945 to take part in Operation Deadlight where she was sunk on 3 January 1946 by gunfire from the destroyer HMS Offa.
General characteristics
Class and type	Type XXIII submarine
Displacement	234 t (230 long tons) surfaced; 258 t (254 long tons) submerged;
Length	34.68 m (113 ft 9 in)
Beam	3.02 m (9 ft 11 in)
Draught	3.66 m (12 ft)
Propulsion	1 × MWM RS134S 6-cylinder diesel engine, 575–630 metric horsepower (423–463 kW; 567–621 shp); 1 × AEG GU4463-8 double-acting electric motor, 580 metric horsepower (427 kW; 572 shp); 1 × BBC CCR188 electric creeping motor, 35 metric horsepower (26 kW; 35 shp);
Speed	9.7 knots (18 km/h; 11 mph) surfaced; 12.5 knots (23 km/h; 14 mph) submerged;
Range	2,600 nautical miles (4,800 km; 3,000 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced; 194 nmi (359 km; 223 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	180 m (590 ft)
Complement	14–18
Armament	2 bow torpedo tubes; 2 torpedoes;
Service record
Part of:	32nd U-boat Flotilla; 30 September 1944 – 15 February 1945; 4th U-boat Flotilla; 16 February – 8 May 1945;
Identification codes:	M 44 599
Commanders:	Lt.z.S. / Oblt.z.S. Jürgen Vockel; 30 September 1944 – 30 March 1945; Kptlt. Emil Klusmeier; 1 April – 15 May 1945;
Operations:	1 patrol:; 1 – 14 May 1945;
Victories:	2 merchant ships sunk ; (4,669 GRT)

German submarine U-2336 was a Type XXIII U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

U-2336 had a very short career. She only conducted one war patrol and sank only three vessels, one of which was another German U-boat, during an accidental collision (U-2344). Despite her short time in service, U-2336 is known for sinking the last two Allied merchant ships lost to a submarine in the war, when she torpedoed and sank the freighters Avondale Park and Sneland I off the Isle of May inside the Firth of Forth.

After the war, U-2336 was surrendered to the Allies, taken to the British port of Lisahally and sunk in Operation Deadlight on 3 January 1946.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Helgason, Guðmundur. "U-2336". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Type XXIII". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Jürgen Vockel". German U-boats of World War II - Uboat.net. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Emil Klusmeier". German U-boats of World War II - Uboat.net. Retrieved 27 April 2015.

[U-2336-1] Helgason, Guðmundur. "U-2336". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 28 February 2010.

[Uboat.net-2] Helgason, Guðmundur. "Type XXIII". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 28 February 2010.

[3] Helgason, Guðmundur. "Jürgen Vockel". German U-boats of World War II - Uboat.net. Retrieved 27 April 2015.

[4] Helgason, Guðmundur. "Emil Klusmeier". German U-boats of World War II - Uboat.net. Retrieved 27 April 2015.

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