U-232
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 7 Dec 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 17 Jan 1942 | F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 662) | ||||||||
| Launched | 15 Oct 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 28 Nov 1942 | Kptlt. Ernst Ziehm | ||||||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| 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 2 (16 Jun 1943 - 29 Jun 1943)
Geier 3 (30 Jun 1943 - 8 Jul 1943)
General notes on this boat
24 Feb 1943. 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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