U-232
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 7 Dec, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 17 Jan, 1942 | Germaniawerft, Kiel (werk 662) | ||
| Launched | 15 Oct, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 28 Nov, 1942 | Kptlt. Ernst Ziehm | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 28 Nov, 1942 - 30 Apr, 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 May, 1943 - 8 Jul, 1943 9. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 8 July, 1943 west of Oporto, in position 40.37N, 13.41W, by depth charges from a US Liberator aircraft (Sqdn 2d A/S USAAF/Q). 46 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Wolfpack operations
U-232 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Trutz (1 Jun, 1943 - 16 Jun, 1943)
Trutz II (16 Jun, 1943 - 2 Jul, 1943)
Geier III (2 Jul, 1943 - 8 Jul, 1943)
General notes on this boat
On 24 Feb, 1943 the U-232 collided with U-649 during training in the Bay of Danzig. U-649 sank as a result of that incident, taking 35 of her crew with her.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-232 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |