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U-2340 1945

U-2340: Bundesarchiv Bild 146-2008-0212, Uboot Hecht
Image: Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).

Key facts

NameU-2340Wikidata label
Year lost1945Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier
EraSecond World Warderived from year
Ship typeU-boatWikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flagNazi GermanyWikidata P8047 country of registry
OperatorKriegsmarineWikidata P137 operator
ConflictWorld War IIWikidata P607 conflict
Nearest coastGermanyNatural Earth (public domain)
Position53.5394, 9.8486Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0)

About the wreck

German submarine U-2340 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 18 August 1944 at Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg, as yard number 494. She was launched on 28 September 1944 and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Emil Klusmeier on 16 October 1944.

Location

  • Recorded position: 53.5394, 9.8486 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Nearest coast: Germany

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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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