U-337

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered21 Nov 1940
Laid down 1 Apr 1941 Nordseewerke, Emden (werk 209)
Launched26 Mar 1942
Commissioned6 May 1942Oblt. Kurt Ruwiedel
Commanders
6 May 1942 - 3 Jan 1943  Oblt. Kurt Ruwiedel
Career1 patrol 6 May 1942 - 31 Dec 1942  5. Flottille (training)
1 Jan 1943 - 3 Jan 1943  6. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo 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).

View the 1 war patrol

U-337 reported for the last time on 3 Jan, 1943 from position 63N, 12W.

Previously recorded fate
(Last revised by Axel Niestlé during January 1993. More on revised fates.

Sunk 15 Jan, 1943 southwest of Iceland, in position 57.40N, 27.10W, by depth charges from a British Fortress aircraft (Sqdn. 206/G).

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.



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.



Related page:
U-boats Missing in Action.