German submarine U-337

Career
Name: U-337
Ordered: 21 November 1940
Builder: Nordseewerke, Emden
Yard number: 209
Laid down: 1 April 1941
Launched: 26 March 1942
Commissioned: 6 May 1942
Fate: Listed as missing, 3 January 1943
General characteristics
Type: Type VIIC submarine
Displacement: 769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced
871 t (857 long tons) submerged
Length: 67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a
50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Beam: 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a
4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Draft: 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Propulsion: 2 × supercharged Germaniawerft 6-cylinder 4-stroke M6V 40/46 diesel engines, totalling 2,800–3,200 bhp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490
2 × electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) and max rpm: 296.
Speed: 17.7 knots (20.4 mph; 32.8 km/h) surfaced
7.6 knots (8.7 mph; 14.1 km/h) submerged
Range: 15,170 km (8,190 nmi) at 10 kn (19 km/h) surfaced
150 km (81 nmi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged
Test depth: 230 m (750 ft)
Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement: 44–52 officers & ratings
Armament: • 5 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern)
• 14 × G7e torpedoes or 26 TMA mines
• 1 × C35 88mm/L45 deck gun (220 rounds)
• Various AA guns
Service record[1][2]
Part of: 5th U-boat Flotilla
(6 May 1942–31 December 1942)
6th U-boat Flotilla
(1–3 January 1943)
Commanders: Oberleutnant zur See Kurt Ruwiedel
(6 May 1942–3 January 1943)
Operations: 1st patrol: 24 December 1942–3 January 1943)
Victories: None

German submarine U-337 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II.[1]

The submarine was laid down on 1 April 1941 at the Nordseewerke yard at Emden, launched on 26 March 1942, and commissioned on 6 May 1942 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Kurt Ruwiedel.[1]

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Service history

After training with 5th U-boat Flotilla at Kiel, U-337 was transferred to 6th U-boat Flotilla based as Saint-Nazaire for front-line service.[1]

After sailing from Kiel on 24 December 1942, the U-boat sailed north and then west into the Atlantic south of Iceland.[3] Her last radio report, on 3 January 1943, gave her position as . The U-boat was never heard from again. There is no explanation for its loss.[1]

References

Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC U-boat U-337". uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/boats/u337.htm. Retrieved 16 April 2010. 
  2. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by U-337". uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/u337.html. Retrieved 16 April 2010. 
  3. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Patrol of U-337 from 24 Dec 1942 to 3 Jan 1943". uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_4974.html. Retrieved 16 April 2010. 
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