U-2331 (1944): Shipwreck Map, Location & Facts

U-2331 1944

Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).

Key facts

Name	U-2331	Wikidata label
Year lost	1944	Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier
Era	Second World War	derived from year
Ship type	U-boat	Wikidata P31 instance of
Cause of loss	War action	Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence
Nationality / flag	Nazi Germany	Wikidata P8047 country of registry
Operator	Kriegsmarine	Wikidata P137 operator
Conflict	World War II	Wikidata P607 conflict
Nearest coast	Poland	Natural Earth (public domain)
Position	54.0000, 18.0000	Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0)

About the wreck

German submarine U-2331 was a Type XXIII U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II and intended for service against allied shipping in coastal waters. She was a brand new, high-technology electric U-boat which was lost when only one month old in a bizarre training accident in the Baltic Sea. Built at Hamburg, she was constructed at speed, as she and her sisters were seen as war winning weapons and thus vitally important to the German war effort.

Location

Recorded position: 54.0000, 18.0000 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
Nearest coast: Poland

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OpenStreetMap

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article German submarine U-2331 (revision 1367942528), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.

Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).