German submarine U-32 (1937)

	Pre-war photograph of U-32. Note the boat's number on the conning tower which was erased on the commencement of hostilities
History
Name	U-32
Ordered	1 April 1935
Builder	AG Weser, Bremen
Cost	4,189,000 Reichsmark
Yard number	913
Laid down	15 March 1936
Launched	25 February 1937
Commissioned	15 April 1937
Fate	Sunk, 30 October 1940
General characteristics
Type	Type VIIA submarine
Displacement	list error: <br /> list (help); 626 tonnes (616 long tons) ↑; 745 t (733 long tons) ↓
Length	list error: <br /> list (help); 64.5 m (211 ft 7 in) o/a; 44.5 m (146 ft 0 in) pressure hull
Beam	list error: <br /> list (help); 5.85 m (19 ft 2 in) o/a; 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Draft	4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	list error: <br /> list (help); 2 × MAN 6-cylinder 4-stroke M6V 40/46 diesel engines totalling 2,100–2,310 bhp (1,570–1,720 kW). Max rpm: 470-485; 2 × Brown, Boveri & Cie GG UB 720/8 electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW). Max rpm: 322
Speed	list error: <br /> list (help); 17 knots (20 mph; 31 km/h) ↑; 8 knots (9.2 mph; 15 km/h) ↓
Range	list error: <br /> list (help); 6,200 nmi (11,500 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h) ↑; 73–94 nmi (135–174 km) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) ↓
Test depth	list error: <br /> list (help); 220 m (720 ft); Crush depth: 230–250 m (750–820 ft)
Complement	42–46 officers and ratings
Armament	list error: <br /> list (help); • 5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern); • 11 × torpedoes or 22 TMA mines or 33 TMB mines; • 1 × 8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun (220 rounds); • 1 × C30 20 mm AA
Service record
Part of:	list error: <br /> list (help); 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); KrvKpt. Paul Büchel; (16 August 1937–11 February 1940); Oblt. Hans Jenisch; (12 February 1940–30 October 1940)
Operations:	list error: <br /> list (help); 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:; 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 GRT uses unsupported parameter (help)); four commercial ships damaged (32,274 GRT); one warship damaged (8,000 GRT)

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

Her keel was laid down on 15 March 1936 by AG Weser of Bremen as Werk 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.^[1]

Service history

U-32 conducted nine patrols, sinking 20 ships, for a total of 116,836 GRT GRT uses unsupported parameter (help) 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.^[1]

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 died, 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.^[1]^[3]

Summary of raiding history

Date	Name of Ship	Nationality	Tonnage	Fate^[4]
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	United Kingdom	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

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The Type VIIA boat U-32 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
^ "War Patrols by German U-boat U-32 - Boats - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
^ Kemp, Paul: U-Boats Destroyed, German Submarine Losses in the World Wars. 1997. p. 67. Arms and Armour. ISBN 1-85409-515-3
^ http://uboat.net/boats/successes/u32/html

Bibliography

U-32 at uboat.net
U-32 at ubootwaffe.net
Pickford, Nigel Lost Treasure Ships of the Twentieth Century, National Geographic Society, 1999 ISBN 0-7922-7472-5

External links

U-32 at u-boot-archiv.de Template:De icon

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[uboatnet-1] "The Type VIIA boat U-32 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 2009-12-19.

[2] "War Patrols by German U-boat U-32 - Boats - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 2009-12-19.

[3] Kemp, Paul: U-Boats Destroyed, German Submarine Losses in the World Wars. 1997. p. 67. Arms and Armour. ISBN 1-85409-515-3

[4] ttp://uboat.net/boats/successes/u32/html

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Type VIID	U-213 U-214 U-215 U-216 U-217 U-218
Type VIIF	U-1059 U-1060 U-1061 U-1062
Preceded by: Type II Followed by: Type IX List of U-boats of Germany

Service history

Fate

Summary of raiding history

References

See also

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