List of all U-boats

U-237

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered20 Jan 1941
Laid down23 Apr 1942 F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 667)
Launched17 Dec 1942
Commissioned30 Jan 1943Oblt. Hubert Nordheimer
Commanders
31 Jan 1943 - 26 May 1943  Kptlt. Hubert Nordheimer
8 Oct 1943 - Sep, 1944  Oblt. Lothar König
Sep, 1944 - Oct, 1944  Oblt. (R) Johannes van Stipriaan
Oct, 1944 - 4 Apr 1945  Kptlt. Karl-Heinz Menard
Career
No patrols
30 Jan 1943-26 May 1943  5. Flottille (training)
8 Oct 1943-28 Feb 1945  23. Flottille (trial boat)
1 Mar 1945-4 Apr 1945  31. Flottille (-)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk on 14 May 1943 inside pontoon No. 5 of the Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel, by bombs during US air raid (8th AF).

Raised on 26 May 1943, repaired and returned to service on 8 October 1943.

Sunk on 4 April 1945 at the fitting out quay of Germaniawerft dockyard in Kiel, by bombs during US air raid (8th AF). 1 dead, unknown number of survivors.

Loss position

Men lost from the boat

19 Oct 1944
A crew member fell overboard during exercises in the Baltic Sea and could not be found by the U-boat despite a search for several hours. Obermaschinist Paul Volkmann drowned.

  Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -

U-boat Emblems

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Reptile on a Globe

Media links


German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel


U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1

Wynn, Kenneth




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