Unterseeboot 537
Unterseeboot 537 (U-537) was a Type IXC/40 submarine of the Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid down on 10 April 1942 by Deutsche Werft AG in Hamburg. She was commissioned on 27 January 1943 with Kapitänleutnant Peter Schrewe in command. Schrewe commanded the boat for nearly two years, until her loss. U-537 conducted three patrols, but other than surviving to reach the Far East, she had no success whatsoever. On 9 November 1944 in the Java Sea east of Surabaya, U-537 was sunk with all hands -- 58 officers and men -- by torpedoes from USS Flounder (SS-251). See Also: List of U-boats
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