U-137

Type

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Ordered25 Sep 1939
Laid down 16 Nov 1939 Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 266)
Launched18 May 1940
Commissioned15 Jun 1940Oblt. Herbert Wohlfahrt (Knights Cross)
Commanders
15 Jun 1940 - 14 Dec 1940  Kptlt. Herbert Wohlfarth (Knights Cross)
15 Dec 1940 - 7 Dec 1941  Oblt. Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann
8 Dec 1941 - 1 Sep 1942  Oblt. Herbert Brünning
2 Sep 1942 - 27 Dec 1943  Oblt. Gerth Gemeiner
28 Dec 1943 - 24 Jan 1945  Oblt. Günther Schimmel
25 Jan 1945 - 28 Feb 1945  Oblt. Erich Fischer
Mar, 1945 - 2 May 1945  Oblt. Hans-Joachim Dierks
Career4 patrols 15 Jun 1940 - 31 Aug 1940  1. Flottille (training)
1 Sep 1940 - 19 Dec 1940  1. Flottille (front boat)
20 Dec 1940 - 2 May 1945  22. Flottille (school boat)
Successes6 ships sunk for a total of 24,136 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 4,917 GRT
1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of 10,552 GRT
Fate

Scuttled on 2 May, 1945 in the Raederschleuse at Wilhelmshaven. Wreck broken up, date unknown.

See the 8 ships hit by U-137 - View the 4 war patrols

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-137 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.


We have an emblem for this boat!

You can view it here. (The emblem on the left is not the emblem for this boat).



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2
Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 1998.
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1. Wynn, Kenneth, 1998.
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2. Wynn, Kenneth, 1998.