German submarine U-32 (1937)
- German submarine U-32 (1937)
Unterseeboot 32 (also known as U-32) was a Type VIIA U-boat (submarine) of the Kriegsmarine.
Her keel was laid down March 15 1936 by AG Weser of Bremen. She was launched on February 25 1937 and commissioned on April 15 1937 with "Kapitänleutnant" Werner Lott in command. On August 15 1937 Lott was relieved by Paul Büchel, and on February 12 1940 "Oberleutnant zur See" Hans Jenisch took over and commanded the boat until her loss.
"U-32" conducted nine patrols, sinking 20 ships totalling of 116,836 tons, and damaging five more totalling 40,274 tons. On October 28 1940 "U-32", under the command of Hans Jenisch, sank the 42,348-ton liner SS "Empress of Britain II", which had been previously damaged by German bombs. "Empress" was the largest ship sunk by a U-boat.
Fate
On 30 October 1940, U-32 was sunk northwest of Ireland, in position coord|55|37|N|12|19|W|scale:5000000, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS "Harvester" and HMS "Highlander". 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.
ee also
* List of shipwrecks in 1940
References
* [http://www.uboat.net/boats/u32.htm uboat.net webpage for "U-32"]
* [http://www.ubootwaffe.net/ops/boat.cgi?boat=32 ubootwaffe.net webpage about "U-32"]
* [http://www.u-boot-archiv.de/dieboote/u0032.html u-boot-archiv.de webpage for "U-32"]
* Pickford, Nigel "Lost Treasure Ships of the Twentieth Century", National Geographic Society, 1999 ISBN 0-7922-7472-5
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