German submarine U-2336

Postwar photo of Hecht (S 171), (former Type XXIII submarine U-2367). An identical sister ship of U-2336.
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. 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 (XXIII)
Class and type:	Type XXIII
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 – Training 4th U-boat Flotilla 16 February – 8 May 1945
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Jürgen Vockel 30 September 1944 – 30 March 1945 Kptlt. Emil Klusmeier 1 April – 8 May 1945
Operations:	1 patrol
Victories:	2 merchant ships sunk (4,669 GRT) 1 submarine accidentally sunk (234 tons)

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 (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.

Following the war, U-2336 was handed over to the Allies where she was taken to the British port of Lisahally and sunk in Operation Deadlight on 3 January 1946.

U-2336 was the 16th U-boat that was constructed in the Type XXIII class. She was ordered on 20 September 1943, and was laid down on 27 July 1944 at Deutsche Werft, Hamburg, as yard number 490. She was launched on 10 September 1944 and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Jürgen Vockel on 30 September of that year.

Like all Type XXIII U-boats, U-2336 had a displacement of 234 tonnes (230 long tons) when at the surface and 258 tonnes (254 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 34.68 m (113 ft 9 in) (o/a), a beam width of 3.02 m (9 ft 11 in) (o/a), and a draught depth of3.66 m (12 ft). The submarine was powered by one MWM six-cylinder RS134S diesel engine providing 575–630 metric horsepower (423–463 kilowatts; 567–621 shaft horsepower), one AEG GU4463-8 double-acting electric motor electric motor providing 580 PS (430 kW; 570 shp), and one BBC silent running CCR188 electric motor providing 35 PS (26 kW; 35 shp).