List of all U-boats
U-337
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 21 Nov 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 1 Apr 1941 | Nordseewerke, Emden (werk 209) | ||||||||
| Launched | 26 Mar 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 6 May 1942 | Oblt. Kurt Ruwiedel | ||||||||
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate | Listed as missing in the North Atlantic on 3 Jan, 1943. There is no explanation for its loss. 47 dead (all hands lost). (Axel Niestlé, January 1993). | |||||||||
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U-337 reported for the last time on 3 Jan, 1943 from position 63N, 12W.
Previously recorded fate
- Sunk 15 Jan, 1943 southwest of Iceland, in position 57.40N, 27.10W, by depth charges from a British Fortress aircraft (Sqdn. 206/G). (Postwar assessment)
Notes. This attack was actually against U-632 inflicting no damage.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-337 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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