German submarine U-3037
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 Nazi Germany
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| 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 |
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| Class and type: | Type XXI submarine |
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| Length: | 76.70 m (251 ft 8 in) (o/a) |
| Beam: | 8 m (26 ft 3 in) |
| Draught: | 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) |
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| Complement: | 5 officers, 52 enlisted |
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| 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.
Like all Type XXI U-boats, U-3037 had a displacement of 1,621 tonnes (1,595 long tons) when at the surface and 1,819 tonnes (1,790 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 76.70 m (251 ft 8 in) (o/a), a beam length of 8 m (26 ft 3 in), and a draught length of 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in). The submarine was powered by two MAN SE supercharged six-cylinder M6V40/46KBB diesel engines each providing 4,000 metric horsepower (2,900 kilowatts; 3,900 shaft horsepower), two Siemens-Schuckert GU365/30 double-acting electric motors each providing 5,000 PS (3,700 kW; 4,900 shp), and two Siemens-Schuckert silent running GV232/28 electric motors each providing 226 PS (166 kW; 223 shp).
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