List of all U-boats
U-437
Type | VIIC | |||||||||||
Ordered | 16 Oct 1939 | |||||||||||
Laid down | 16 Apr 1940 | F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1479) | ||||||||||
Launched | 26 Jul 1941 | |||||||||||
Commissioned | 25 Oct 1941 | Kptlt. Werner-Karl Schulz | ||||||||||
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Career 11 patrols |
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Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||||
Fate |
Badly damaged on 4 October 1944 in the Laksevaag shipyard at Bergen, Norway, by bombs during British air raid (RAF Bomber Command). The boat capsized in a floating dock. Decommissioned on 5 October 1944 and cannibalized for spare parts. The hulk was captured by British forces in May 1945 and broken up in 1946. | |||||||||||
Wolfpack operations
U-437 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Endrass (12 Jun 1942 - 17 Jun 1942)
Blitz (22 Sep 1942 - 26 Sep 1942)
Tiger (26 Sep 1942 - 30 Sep 1942)
Luchs (1 Oct 1942 - 6 Oct 1942)
Panther (6 Oct 1942 - 12 Oct 1942)
Leopard (12 Oct 1942 - 19 Oct 1942)
Veilchen (27 Oct 1942 - 4 Nov 1942)
Robbe (16 Feb 1943 - 20 Feb 1943)
Rossbach (6 Oct 1943 - 9 Oct 1943)
Schlieffen (14 Oct 1943 - 22 Oct 1943)
Siegfried (22 Oct 1943 - 27 Oct 1943)
Siegfried 2 (27 Oct 1943 - 30 Oct 1943)
Jahn (30 Oct 1943 - 2 Nov 1943)
Igel 2 (15 Feb 1944 - 17 Feb 1944)
Hai 1 (17 Feb 1944 - 22 Feb 1944)
Preussen (22 Feb 1944 - 22 Mar 1944)
Attacks on this boat and other events
29 Apr 1943
00.30 hrs, Bay of Biscay, outbound: a British Wellington bomber (RAF Sqdn 172/H), piloted by Peter H. Stembridge dropped six bombs on U-437 in a Leigh Light attack. The boat was heavily damaged and requested immediate help, and was assisted to base by U-455. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 276)
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in October 1944.
Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-437 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
Elephant on a Shield |
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