SM U-37

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For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-37.

Career (German Empire)

Name:	U-37
Ordered:	12 June 1912
Builder:	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Laid down:	2 January 1913
Launched:	25 August 1914
Commissioned:	9 December 1914
Fate:	Struck mine on 30 April 1915 in Straits of Dover
General characteristics
Class & type:	German Type U 31 submarine
Displacement:	685 tons surfaced 878 tons submerged 971 tons (total)
Length:	64.70 m (overall) 52.36 m (pressure hull)
Beam:	6.32 m (overall) 4.05 m (pressure hull)
Height:	7.68 m
Draught:	3.56 m
Propulsion:	Diesel (2 x 950 PS) Electric (2 x 600 PS) 1850 hp surfaced 1200 hp submerged
Speed:	16.4 knots surfaced 9.7 knots submerged
Range:	8790 miles at 8 kn surfaced 80 miles at 5 kn submerged^[1]
Test depth:	50 m
Complement:	4 officers 31 crewmen
Armament:	4 x 50 cm (19.7 in)^[2] torpedo tubes (2 each bow and stern, 6 torpedoes) 1 x 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (later two)^[3]

SM U-37 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-37 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.

References

↑ type U31
↑ Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. "U-Boats (1905-18)", in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare, "(Phoebus Publishing, 1978), Volume 23, p.2534.
↑ Fitzsimons, p.2575; he mistakenly identifies it as 86mm p.2534.

v t e German Type U 31 submarines

U-31 U-32 U-33 U-34 U-35 U-36 U-37 U-38 U-39 U-40 U-41

Preceded by: Type U 27 Followed by: Type U 43 List of German U-boats

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