| German submarine U-3037 | |
|---|---|
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
| Name: | U-3037 |
| Ordered: | 6 November 1943 |
| Builder: | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Yard number: | 1196 |
| Laid down: | 18 November 1944 |
| Launched: | 31 January 1945 |
| Commissioned: | 3 March 1945 |
| Fate: | Scuttled on 3 May 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Type XXI submarine |
| Displacement: |
1,621 t (1,595 long tons) surfaced 2,100 t (2,067 long tons) submerged |
| Length: | 76.7 m (251 ft 8 in) |
| Beam: | 8 m (26 ft 3 in) |
| Draught: | 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion: |
Diesel/Electric 2 × MAN M6V40/46KBB supercharged 6-cylinder diesel engines, 4,000 PS (3,900 shp; 2,900 kW) 2 × SSW GU365/30 double-acting electric motors, 5,000 PS (4,900 shp; 3,700 kW) 2 × SSW GV232/28 silent running electric motors, 226 PS (223 shp; 166 kW) |
| Speed: |
Surfaced: 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph) (diesel) 17.9 knots (33.2 km/h; 20.6 mph) (electric) Submerged: 17.2 knots (31.9 km/h; 19.8 mph) (electric) 6.1 knots (11.3 km/h; 7.0 mph) (silent running motors) |
| Range: |
15,500 nmi (28,700 km; 17,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 340 nmi (630 km; 390 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged |
| Complement: | 57 officers and men |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Type F432 D2 Radar Transmitter FuMB Ant 3 Bali Radar Detector |
| Armament: |
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| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
4th U-boat Flotilla (Training) 3 Mar 1945 - 3 May 1945 |
| Commanders: |
K.Kapt. Carl Emmermann[1] 3 March 1945 – 22 April 1945 Kptlt.Gustav-Adolf Janssen[2] 23 April 1945 – 3 May 1945 |
| Operations: | None |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-3037 was a Type XXI U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The Elektroboote submarine was laid down on 18 November 1944 at the AG Weser yard at Bremen, launched on 31 January 1945, and commissioned on 3 March 1945 under the command of Korvettenkapitän Carl Emmermann.
U-3037 was a brand new, high technology electric boat which could run constantly submerged rather than having to surface to recharge her batteries every day the way submarines until that point had had to do. Unfortunately for the Germans, these advanced vessels were only introduced to the Kriegsmarine late in 1944, much too late to influence the Battle of the Atlantic, and too late for many of them to serve in an offensive capacity at all.
With the end of the war near, training on U-boats had dropped to a minimum due to lack of fuel, falling morale and the effectiveness of allied attacks on U-boat construction and preparation. The exception to this were the new Type XXI boats, which continued to train in the Baltic Sea.
Fate[]
U-3037 was scuttled by her crew on 3 May 1945 at Travemünde, Germany.
References[]
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Carl Emmermann (Knight’s Cross)". http://www.uboat.net/men/emmermann.htm. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Gustav-Adolf Janssen (German Cross in Gold)". http://www.uboat.net/men/546.htm. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
Bibliography[]
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999) (in German). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
- Gröner, Erich (1985) (in German). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher. III. Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4802-4.
- Sharpe, Peter (1998). U-Boat Fact File. Great Britain: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-072-9.
External links[]
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type XXI boat U-3037". http://www.uboat.net/boats/u3037.htm. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
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