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German submarine U-537
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 — installing the automatic Weather Station Kurt in Martin Bay, Labrador on 22 October 1943.〔Thorne, R.G. (2004). A Cherished Past: Newfoundland's Front Row Seat to History. St. John's, NL/Thorton Publishing Ltd. (pp. 82-88)〕 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 .〔
==Design==
German Type IXC/40 submariness were slightly larger than the original Type IXCs. ''U-537'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. The U-boat had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two MAN M 9 V 40/46 supercharged four-stroke, nine-cylinder diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert 2 GU 345/34 double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to .
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, it could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . ''U-537'' was fitted with six torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and two at the stern), 22 torpedoes, one , 180 rounds, and a as well as a anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of forty-eight.
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