German submarine U-128 (1941)
 Air attack on U-128 |
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| Career (Germany) |  |
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| Name: | U-128 |
| Ordered: | 7 August 1939 |
| Builder: | AG Weser in Bremen |
| Laid down: | 10 July 1940 |
| Launched: | 20 February 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 12 May 1941 by Ulrich Heyse |
| Fate: | Sunk, 17 May 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Type IXC submarine |
| Displacement: | 1,120 t (1,100 long tons) surfaced 1,232 t (1,213 long tons) submerged |
| Length: | 76.8 m (252 ft 0 in) overall 58.7 m (192 ft 7 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: | 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) overall 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Height: | 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in) |
| Draft: | 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × MAN M9V40/46 supercharged 9-cylinder diesel engines, 4,000 hp (2,983 kW) 2 × SSW GU345/34 double-acting electric motors, 1,000 hp (746 kW) |
| Speed: | 18.2 knots (33.7 km/h) surfaced 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h) submerged |
| Range: | 24,880 nmi (46,080 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) surfaced 117 nmi (217 km) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged |
| Test depth: | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Complement: | 48 to 56 |
| Armament: | 6 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern) 22 × 55 cm (22 in) torpedoes 1 × Utof 105 mm/45 deck gun (110 rounds) |
German submarine U-128 was a Type IXC U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was sunk May 17, 1943 by American action.
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[edit] History
Ordered on August 7, 1939 from AG Weser in Bremen, U-128 was laid down July 10, 1940, launched February 20, 1941, and later commissioned by Kapitänleutnant Ulrich Heyse on May 12, 1941.
The boat was a training boat in the second flotilla until November 30, 1941 based in Wilhelmshaven. Afterwards she was based in Lorient.
During its six completed war patrols, U-128 sank 12 ships, for a total of 83,639 tons. On 1 March 1943 command was transferred to Kptlt. Hermann Steinert, who commanded her until her loss a few months later.
[edit] Fate
On May 17, 1943 while operating in the South Atlantic near Pernambuco, two Mariner flying boats, PBM 74-P5 and PBM-74-P6 of the US Navy Squadron VP-74, made U-128 surface with depth charges. In addition, two US Navy destroyers (USS Jouett and Moffett) hit her with 5-inch gunfire. The crew opened the submarine's sea valves as they abandoned ship, scuttling the submarine. The final toll was 7 dead and 47 survivors.
[edit] Raiding Career
| Date | Ship Name | Flag | Tonnage (GRT) | Position | Deaths |
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| 19 February, 1942 | Pan Massachusetts |  |
8,202 | 28°27′N 80°08′W / 28.45°N 80.133°W | 20 |
| 22 February, 1942 | Cities Service Empire | |
8,103 | 28°25′N 80°02′W / 28.417°N 80.033°W | 14 |
| 5 March, 1942 | O.A. Knudsen |  |
11,007 | 26°17′N 75°50′W / 26.283°N 75.833°W | 2 |
| 13 May, 1942 | Denpark |  |
3,491 | 22°28′N 28°10′W / 22.467°N 28.167°W | 21 |
| 8 June, 1942 | South Africa | |
9,234 | 12°47′N 49°44′W / 12.783°N 49.733°W | 6 |
| 21 June, 1942 | West Ira | |
5,681 | 12°28′N 57°05′W / 12.467°N 57.083°W | 1 |
| 23 June, 1942 | Andrea Brøvig | |
10,173 | 12°10′N 59°10′W / 12.167°N 59.167°W | 0 |
| 27 June, 1942 | Polybius | |
7,041 | 10°55′N 57°40′W / 10.917°N 57.667°W | 10 |
| 8 November, 1942 | Maloja | |
6,400 | 11°58′N 27°08′W / 11.967°N 27.133°W | 2 |
| 10 November, 1942 | Cerinthus | |
3,878 | 12°27′N 27°45′W / 12.45°N 27.75°W | 20 |
| 10 November, 1942 | Start Point | |
5,293 | 13°12′N 27°27′W / 13.2°N 27.45°W | 2 |
| 5 December, 1942 | Teesbank | |
5,136 | 03°33′N 29°35′W / 3.55°N 29.583°W | 1 |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- U-128 at u-boot-archiv.de (German)
[edit] See also
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