U-37
Scuttled
| Type | Submarine |
|---|---|
| Class | Type IXA |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 6 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern) |
The sixth most successful U-boat of the war, sinking 53 merchant ships, the sloop Penzance and the French submarine Sfax in eleven patrols to March 1941. Then a training boat; scuttled in May 1945.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 6 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern)
- 22 × torpedoes
- 1 × 10.5 cm SK C/32 naval gun
- 2 × anti-aircraft guns
| Builder | DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 15 March 1937 |
| Launched | 14 May 1938 |
| Commissioned | 4 August 1938 |
| Displacement | 1,032 t (1,016 long tons) surfaced 1,153 t (1,135 long tons) submerged |
| Length | 58.75 m (192 ft 9 in) pressure hull |
| Speed | 18.2 knots (33.7 km/h; 20.9 mph) surfaced 7.7 knots (14.3 km/h; 8.9 mph) submerged |
| Complement | 4 officers, 44 enlisted |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.