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[1] |
| 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 F46 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 (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged |
| Range: |
15,170 km (8,190 nmi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 150 km (81 nmi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: |
230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft) |
| Complement: | 44–52 officers and ratings |
| Armament: |
5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) 14 × G7e torpedoes or 26 TMA mines 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) 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 Nazi Germany's 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]
Service history
After training with the 5th U-boat Flotilla at Kiel, U-337 was transferred to the 6th U-boat Flotilla based at Saint-Nazaire in France 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 63°N 12°W / 63°N 12°WCoordinates: 63°N 12°W / 63°N 12°W. The U-boat was never heard from again. There is no explanation for its loss.[1]
References
- Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC U-boat U-337". uboat.net. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by U-337". uboat.net. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Patrol of U-337 from 24 Dec 1942 to 3 Jan 1943". uboat.net. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- Bibliography
External links
See also
- List of German U-boats
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