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U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner & Walter Janssens
Detail Consultant —  Horst Schmeisser
Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-2321Type XXIII
Feldpost NumberM 41 224
Construction YardDeutsche Werft AG, Hamburg-Finkenwärder
Yard Number475
Ordered20th Sep 1943
Keel laid10th Mar 1944
Launched17th Apr 1944
Commissioned12th Jun 1944
Baubelehrung8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
06.44 - 08.444.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
08.44 - 01.4532.U-Flottille, Königsberg
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
02.45 - 05.4511.U-Flottille, Bergen
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
06.44 - 05.45OL Hans-Heinrich Barschkis

Operations information for U-2321
02.03.1945 - 05.03.1945
First Sailing
U-2321 left Kiel under the command of Hans-Heinrich Barschkis on 2nd Mar 1945 and arrived at Horten on 5th Mar 1945 after three days.
09.03.1945 - 13.04.1945
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 9th Mar 1945, U-2321 left Horten under the command of Hans-Heinrich Barschkis and after five weeks arrived at Marviken on 13th Apr 1945.
Hans-Heinrich Barschkis hit one ship on this patrol.
  • On 5th Apr 1945 he sank the British 1,406 ton Gasray.

Notes for U-2321


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