U-537 1944
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | U-537 | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1944 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | U-boat | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | Nazi Germany | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Kriegsmarine | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | Battle of the Atlantic, North Atlantic weather war | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Bali Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Indonesia | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 30 km from land |
| Position | -7.2200, 115.2800 | Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0) |
About the wreck
German submarine U-537 was a Type IXC/40 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. Her keel was laid down on 10 April 1942 by Deutsche Werft 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 and holds the distinction of making the only armed German landing in North America during World War II, when her crew installed the automatic Weather Station Kurt in Martin Bay, Labrador on 22 October 1943. She was then sent to the Far East. On 10 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.
Location
- Recorded position: -7.2200, 115.2800 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Bali Sea
- Nearest coast: Indonesia
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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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