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''U-32'' was sunk northwest of [[Ireland]], in position {{coord|55|37|N|12|19|W|scale:5000000|display=inline,title}}, by [[depth charge]]s from the British [[destroyer]]s HMS {{HMS|Harvester|H19|2}} and {{HMS|Highlander|H44|2}} on 30 October 1940. Nine of her crew members' lives were ended by the sinking, 33 survived and were taken prisoner, including Jenisch, who spent six and a half years in British captivity before returning to Germany in June 1947.<ref name="uboatnet"/><ref>Kemp, Paul: ''U-Boats Destroyed, German Submarine Losses in the World Wars''. 1997. p. 67. Arms and Armour. ISBN 1-85409-515-3</ref>
''U-32'' was sunk northwest of [[Ireland]], in position {{coord|55|37|N|12|19|W|scale:5000000|display=inline,title}}, by [[depth charge]]s from the British [[destroyer]]s HMS {{HMS|Harvester|H19|2}} and {{HMS|Highlander|H44|2}} on 30 October 1940. Nine of her crew members' lives were ended by the sinking, 33 survived and were taken prisoner, including Jenisch, who spent six and a half years in British captivity before returning to Germany in June 1947.<ref name="uboatnet"/><ref>Kemp, Paul: ''U-Boats Destroyed, German Submarine Losses in the World Wars''. 1997. p. 67. Arms and Armour. ISBN 1-85409-515-3</ref>


===Wolf Packs===
==Summary of raiding history==
''U-32'' took part in 1 [[Wolf pack (naval tactic)|wolfpack]], namely.
* [[Wolf pack Prien|Prien]] (12 Jun 1940 - 17 Jun 1940)

==Summary of Raiding Career==
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|-
|-
! Date || Name of Ship || Nationality || Tonnage || Fate<ref>[http://uboat.net/boats/successes/u32/html Ships hit by U-32 - U-boat Successes - German U-boats - uboat.net<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
! Date || Name of Ship || Nationality || Tonnage || Fate<ref>{{cite web|[url=http://uboat.net/boats/successes/u32/html|title= Ships hit by U-32 - U-boat Successes - German U-boats - uboat.net|publisher=U-boat.net}}</ref>
|-
|-
|align="right"|18 September 1939
|18 September 1939 || ''Kensington Court'' || {{flag|UK|civil}} || 4,863 || Sunk
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in September 1939#18 September|''Kensington Court'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|4,863
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|-
|28 September 1939 || ''Jern'' || {{flag|Norway}} || 875 || Sunk
|align="right"|28 September 1939
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in September 1939#28 September|''Jern'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Norway}}
|align="right"|875
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|-
|align="right"|5 October 1939
|5 October 1939 || ''Marwarri'' || {{flag|UK|civil}} || 8,063 || Damaged (mine)
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in October 1939#5 October|''Marwarri'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|8,063
|align="left" |Damaged (mine)
|-
|-
|align="right"|6 October 1939
|6 October 1939 || ''Lochgoil'' || {{flag|UK|civil}} || 9,462 || Damaged (mine)
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in October 1939#6 October|''Lochgoil'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|9,462
|align="left" |Damaged (mine)
|-
|-
|align="right"|31 December 1939
|31 December 1939 || ''Luna'' || {{flag|Norway}} || 959 || Sunk
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in December 1939#31 December|''Luna'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Norway}}
|align="right"|959
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|-
|align="right"|2 March 1940
|2 March 1940 || ''Lagaholm'' || {{flag|Sweden}} || 2,818 || Sunk
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in March 1940#2 March|''Lagaholm'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Sweden}}
|align="right"|2,818
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|-
|align="right"|18 June 1940
|18 June 1940 || ''Altair'' || {{flag|Norway}} || 1,522 || Sunk
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in June 1940#18 June|''Altair'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Norway}}
|align="right"|1,522
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|-
|align="right"|18 June 1940
|18 June 1940 || ''Nuevo Ons'' || {{flag|Spain|1938}} || 108 || Sunk
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in June 1940#18 June|''Nuevo Ons'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Spain|1938}}
|align="right"|108
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|-
|align="right"|18 June 1940
|18 June 1940 || ''Sálvora'' || {{flag|Spain|1938}} || 108 || Sunk
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in June 1940#18 June|''Sálvora'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Spain|1938}}
|align="right"|108
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|-
|align="right"|19 June 1940
|19 June 1940 || ''Labud'' || {{flag|Kingdom of Yugoslavia|name=Yugoslavia}} || 5,334 || Sunk
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in June 1940#19 June|''Labud'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Kingdom of Yugoslavia|name=Yugoslavia}}
|align="right"|5,334
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|-
|align="right"|22 June 1940
|22 June 1940 || ''Eli Knudsen'' || {{flag|Norway}} || 9,026 || Sunk
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in June 1940#22 June|''Eli Knudsen'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Norway}}
|align="right"|9,026
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|-
|align="right"|30 August 1940
|30 August 1940 || ''Chelsea'' || {{flag|UK|civil}} || 4,804 || Sunk
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in August 1940#30 August|''Chelsea'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|4,804
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|-
|align="right"|30 August 1940
|30 August 1940 || [[SS Gracechurch|''Mill Hill'']] || {{flag|UK|civil}} || 4,318 || Sunk
|align="left" |[[SS Gracechurch|''Mill Hill'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|4,318
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|-
|align="right"|30 August 1940
|30 August 1940 || ''Norne'' || {{flag|Norway}} || 3,971 || Sunk
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in August 1940#30 August|''Norne'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Norway}}
|align="right"|3,971
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|-
|align="right"|1 September 1940
|1 September 1940 || {{HMS|Fiji|58|6}} || {{navy|UK}} || 8,000 || Damaged
|align="left" |{{HMS|Fiji|58|6}}
|align="left" |{{navy|United Kingdom}}
|align="right"|8,000
|align="left" |Damaged
|-
|-
|align="right"|22 September 1940
|22 September 1940 || ''Collegian'' || {{flag|UK|civil}} || 7,886 || Damaged
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in September 1940#22 September|''Collegian'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|7,886
|align="left" |Damaged
|-
|-
|align="right"|25 September 1940
|25 September 1940 || ''Mabriton'' || {{flag|UK|civil}} || 6,694 || Sunk
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in September 1940#25 September|''Mabriton'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|6,694
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|-
|align="right"|26 September 1940
|26 September 1940 || ''Corrientes'' || {{flag|UK|civil}} || 6,863 || Damaged
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in September 1940#26 September|''Corrientes'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|6,863
|align="left" |Damaged
|-
|-
|align="right"|26 September 1940
|26 September 1940 || ''Darcoila'' || {{flag|UK|civil}} || 4,084 || Sunk
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in September 1940#26 September|''Darcoila'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|4,084
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|-
|align="right"|26 September 1940
|26 September 1940 || ''Tancred'' || {{flag|Norway}} || 6,094 || Sunk
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in September 1940#26 September|''Tancred'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Norway}}
|align="right"|6,094
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|-
|align="right"|28 September 1940
|28 September 1940 || ''Empire Ocelot'' || {{flag|UK|civil}} || 5,759 || Sunk
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in September 1940#28 September|''Empire Ocelot'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|5,759
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|-
|align="right"|29 September 1940
|29 September 1940 || ''Bassa'' || {{flag|UK|civil}} || 5,267 || Sunk
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in September 1940#29 September|''Bassa'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|5,267
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|-
|align="right"|30 September 1940
|30 September 1940 || ''Haulerwijk'' || {{flag|Netherlands}} || 3,278 || Sunk
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in September 1940#30 September|''Haulerwijk'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Netherlands}}
|align="right"|3,278
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|-
|align="right"|2 October 1940
|2 October 1940 || ''Kayeson'' || {{flag|UK|civil}} || 4,606 || Sunk
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in October 1940#2 October|''Kayeson'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|4,606
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|-
|align="right"|28 October 1940
|28 October 1940 || {{RMS|Empress of Britain|1931|2}} || {{flag|UK|government}} || 42,348 || Sunk
|align="left" |{{RMS|Empress of Britain|1931|2}}
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|government}}
|align="right"|42,348
|align="left" |Sunk
|}
|}


Revision as of 21:16, 20 October 2014

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-32.
Pre-war photograph of U-32. Note the boat's number on the conning tower which was erased on the commencement of hostilities
History
Nazi Germany
NameU-32
Ordered1 April 1935
BuilderDeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen
Cost4,189,000 Reichsmark
Yard number913
Laid down15 March 1936
Launched25 February 1937
Commissioned15 April 1937
FateSunk, 30 October 1940
General characteristics [1]
TypeType VIIA submarine
Displacementlist error: <br /> list (help)
626 tonnes (616 long tons) surfaced
745 t (733 long tons) submerged
Lengthlist error: <br /> list (help)
64.51 m (211 ft 8 in) o/a
45.5 m (149 ft 3 in) pressure hull
Beamlist error: <br /> list (help)
5.85 m (19 ft 2 in) o/a
4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Draft4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Propulsionlist error: <br /> list (help)
2 × MAN 6-cylinder 4-stroke M6V 40/46 diesel engines, totaling 2,100–2,310 bhp (1,570–1,720 kW). Max rpm: 470-485
2 × BBC GG UB 720/8 electric motors, totaling 750 shp (560 kW). Max rpm: 322
Speedlist error: <br /> list (help)
17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) surfaced
8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
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6,200 nautical miles (11,500 km; 7,100 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
73–94 nmi (135–174 km; 84–108 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depthlist error: <br /> list (help)
220 m (720 ft)
Crush depth: 230–250 m (750–820 ft)
Complement4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armamentlist error: mixed text and list (help)
Service record[2][3]
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2nd U-boat Flotilla
(15 April 1937–30 October 1940)
Identification codes: M 00 459
Commanders: list error: <br /> list (help)
Kptlt. Werner Lott
(15 April 1937–15 August 1937)
K.Kapt. Paul Büchel
(16 August 1937–11 February 1940)
Oblt.z.S. Hans Jenisch
(12 February 1940–30 October 1940)
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Nine:
1st patrol:
27 August–1 September 1939
2nd patrol:
5–30 September 1939
3rd patrol: 28 December 1939–22 January 1940
4th patrol:
26 February–23 March 1940
5th patrol:<br 8–14 May 1940
6th patrol:
3 June–1 July 1940
7th patrol:
15 August–8 September 1940
8th patrol:
18 September–6 October 1940
9th patrol:
24–30 October 1940
Victories: list error: <br /> list (help)
20 commercial ships sunk (116,836 GRT)
four commercial ships damaged (32,274 GRT)
one warship damaged (8,000 GRT)

German submarine U-32 was a Type VIIA U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

Her keel was laid down on 15 March 1936 by DeSchiMAG AG Weser of Bremen as 'yard number' 913. She was launched on 25 February 1937 and commissioned on 15 April with Kapitänleutnant (Kptlt.) Werner Lott in command. On 15 August 1937, Lott was relieved by Korvettenkapitän (Krv.Kpt.) Paul Büchel and on 12 February 1940 Oberleutnant zur See (Oblt.z.S.) Hans Jenisch took over, he was in charge of the boat until her loss.[2]

Service history

U-32 conducted nine patrols, sinking 20 ships, for a total of 116,836 gross register tons (GRT) and damaging five more, totalling 40,274 GRT. On 28 October 1940 U-32, under the command of Hans Jenisch, sank the 42,348-ton liner Empress of Britain, which had been previously damaged by German bombs. Empress was the largest ship sunk by a U-boat.[2]

Fate

U-32 was sunk northwest of Ireland, in position 55°37′N 12°19′W / 55.617°N 12.317°W / 55.617; -12.317, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Harvester and Highlander on 30 October 1940. Nine of her crew members' lives were ended by the sinking, 33 survived and were taken prisoner, including Jenisch, who spent six and a half years in British captivity before returning to Germany in June 1947.[2][4]

Wolf Packs

U-32 took part in 1 wolfpack, namely.

  • Prien (12 Jun 1940 - 17 Jun 1940)

Summary of Raiding Career

Date Name of Ship Nationality Tonnage Fate[5]
18 September 1939 Kensington Court  United Kingdom 4,863 Sunk
28 September 1939 Jern  Norway 875 Sunk
5 October 1939 Marwarri  United Kingdom 8,063 Damaged (mine)
6 October 1939 Lochgoil  United Kingdom 9,462 Damaged (mine)
31 December 1939 Luna  Norway 959 Sunk
2 March 1940 Lagaholm  Sweden 2,818 Sunk
18 June 1940 Altair  Norway 1,522 Sunk
18 June 1940 Nuevo Ons  Spain 108 Sunk
18 June 1940 Sálvora  Spain 108 Sunk
19 June 1940 Labud  Yugoslavia 5,334 Sunk
22 June 1940 Eli Knudsen  Norway 9,026 Sunk
30 August 1940 Chelsea  United Kingdom 4,804 Sunk
30 August 1940 Mill Hill  United Kingdom 4,318 Sunk
30 August 1940 Norne  Norway 3,971 Sunk
1 September 1940 HMS Fiji  Royal Navy 8,000 Damaged
22 September 1940 Collegian  United Kingdom 7,886 Damaged
25 September 1940 Mabriton  United Kingdom 6,694 Sunk
26 September 1940 Corrientes  United Kingdom 6,863 Damaged
26 September 1940 Darcoila  United Kingdom 4,084 Sunk
26 September 1940 Tancred  Norway 6,094 Sunk
28 September 1940 Empire Ocelot  United Kingdom 5,759 Sunk
29 September 1940 Bassa  United Kingdom 5,267 Sunk
30 September 1940 Haulerwijk  Netherlands 3,278 Sunk
2 October 1940 Kayeson  United Kingdom 4,606 Sunk
28 October 1940 Empress of Britain  United Kingdom 42,348 Sunk

See also


References

Notes
  1. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Type VIIA". U-Boat War in World War II. Uboat.net. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d "The Type VIIA boat U-32 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
  3. ^ "War Patrols by German U-boat U-32 - Boats - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
  4. ^ Kemp, Paul: U-Boats Destroyed, German Submarine Losses in the World Wars. 1997. p. 67. Arms and Armour. ISBN 1-85409-515-3
  5. ^ "Ships hit by U-32 - U-boat Successes - German U-boats - uboat.net". U-boat.net. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help); Unknown parameter |[url= ignored (help)
Bibliography
  • Edwards, Bernard (1996). Dönitz and the Wolf Packs - The U-boats at War. Cassell Military Classics. pp. 29, 32. ISBN 0-304-35203-9.
  • Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 (in German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0514-2. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Gröner, Erich (1985). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher (in German). Vol. III. Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4802-4. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Pickford, Nigel (1999). Lost Treasure Ships of the Twentieth Century. National Geographic Society. ISBN 0-7922-7472-5.

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