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U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner & Walter Janssens
Detail Consultant —  Horst Schmeisser
Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-337Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 45 912
Construction YardNordseewerke GmbH, Emden
Yard Number209
Ordered21st Nov 1940
Keel laid1st Apr 1941
Launched26th Mar 1942
Commissioned6th May 1942
BaubelehrungKriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen /
6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
05.42 - 12.425.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
12.42 - 01.436.U-Flottille, St.Nazaire
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
05.42 - 01.43OL Kurt Ruwiedel
see also: U-10 

Operations information for U-337
24.12.1942 - 15.01.1943
First Sailing - active patrol
U-337 left Kiel under the command of Kurt Ruwiedel on 24th Dec 1942. On the 15th Jan 1943, U-337 was sunk.

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