U-32
Sunk
| Type | Submarine |
|---|---|
| Class | Type VIIA |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 1 × 3.5″ gun |
Under Hans Jenisch she finished off the bombed liner Empress of Britain on 28 October 1940, the largest ship sunk by a U-boat. Two days later she was sunk north-west of Ireland by the destroyers Harvester and Highlander, and Jenisch was captured.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern)
- 11 × torpedoes or 22 TMA mines
- 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds)
- 1 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun
| Builder | DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 15 March 1936 |
| Launched | 25 February 1937 |
| Commissioned | 15 April 1937 |
| Displacement | 626 tonnes (616 long tons) surfaced 745 t (733 long tons) submerged |
| Length | 64.51 m (211 ft 8 in) o/a 45.50 m (149 ft 3 in) pressure hull |
| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) surfaced 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged |
| Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
25 February 1937
Sinking of Empress of Britain
Survived
26–28 October 1940
Hans Jenisch; sunk two days later
Fate
Sunk
Sunk, 30 October 1940