German submarine U-2332

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German submarine U-2332 was a small Type XXIII U‑boat built for Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine during World War II. It was ordered on 7 July 1944, laid down on 20 September 1944 at Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft in Kiel (yard 941), launched on 18 October 1944, and commissioned on 13 November 1944 under Oberleutnant zur See Dieter Bornkessel. A sister ship of identical design was U-2367, later known as Hecht.

Design and capabilities:
- Displacement: 234 tons surfaced, 258 tons submerged
- Length: 34.68 m
- Beam: 3.02 m
- Draught: 3.66 m
- Propulsion: one MWM RS134S diesel engine (575–630 PS), one AEG GU4463-8 electric motor (580 PS), and one BBC CCR188 silent-running electric motor (35 PS)
- Speed: 9.7 knots surfaced, 12.5 knots submerged
- Range: 2,600 nautical miles at 8 knots surfaced; 194 nautical miles at 4 knots submerged
- Test depth: 180 m
- Crew: 14–18

Armament:
- 2 bow torpedo tubes (53.3 cm), carrying two torpedoes
- No deck gun

Fate:
U-2332 was part of the 5th U-boat Flotilla and did not have any recorded combat patrols. On 3 May 1945, it was scuttled at Hamburg as part of Operation Regenbogen. The wreck was later raised and broken up.