Unterseeboot 337
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| Career |  |
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| Laid down: | April 1, 1941 |
| Commissioned: | May 6, 1942 |
| Fate: | MIA in the North Atlantic, last report at 63N, 12W. |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 769 tonnes surfaced 871 tonnes submerged 1070 tonnes total |
| Length: | 67.1 m total 50.5 m pressure hull |
| Beam: | 6.2 m total 4.7 m pressure hull |
| Draft: | 4.74 m |
| Depth: | 220 m (722 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel-electric 3200 hp (2,400 kW) surfaced 750 hp (560 kW) submerged |
| Speed: | 17.7 knots (33 km/h) surfaced 7.6 knots (14 km/h) submerged |
| Range: | 13,700 km (8200 miles) at 10 knots (19 km/h) surfaced 125 km (80 miles) at 4 knots (7 km/h) submerged |
| Complement: | 44-52 men |
| Armament: | 88 mm/45 deck gun with 220 rounds 4 bow and 1 aft torpedo tubes 14 torpedoes |
Unterseeboot 337 was a German U-boat. It disappeared in the North Atlantic in January 1943. Its loss remains unexplained. Its Commander was Oblt. Kurt Ruwiedel.
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