German submarine U-2367

Postwar photo of Hecht (S-171), (former Type XXIII submarine U-2367).
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-2367
Ordered	20 September 1944
Builder	Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg
Yard number	521
Laid down	11 December 1944
Launched	23 February 1945
Commissioned	17 March 1945
Fate	Sunk on 5 May 1945 Raised in August 1956
West Germany
Name	Hecht
Namesake	Pike
Commissioned	1 October 1957
Stricken	30 September 1968
Identification	Pennant number:S 171
Fate	Broken up in 1969
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) (o/a) 26.00 m (85 ft 4 in) (p/h)
Beam	3.02 m (9 ft 11 in) (o/a) 3.00 m (9 ft 10 in) (p/h)
Draught	3.66 m (12 ft)
Installed power	575–630 PS (423–463 kW; 567–621 shp) (diesel drive) 580 PS (430 kW; 570 shp) (standard electric drive) 35 PS (26 kW; 35 shp) (silent electric drive)
Propulsion	1 × MWM RS134S 6-cylinder diesel engine 1 × AEG GU4463-8 double-acting electric motor 1 × BBC CCR188 electric creeping motor
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 × 53.3 cm (21 in) bow torpedo tubes 2 × torpedoes
Service record (Kriegsmarine)
Part of:	4th U-boat Flotilla 17 March – 5 May 1945
Identification codes:	M 51 402
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Heinrich Schröder[1] 17 March – 9 May 1945
Operations:	None
Victories:	None

German submarine U-2367 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 11 December 1944 at Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg, as yard number 521. She was launched on 23 February 1945 and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Heinrich Schröder on 17 March 1945.^[2]