List of all U-boats

U-532

Type

IXC/40

Ordered

15 Aug 1940

Laid down

7 Jan 1942

Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 347)

Launched

26 Aug 1942

Commissioned

11 Nov 1942

Kptlt. Ottoheinrich Junker

Commanders

11 Nov 1942

10 May 1945

FrgKpt. Ottoheinrich Junker

Career
4 patrols

11 Nov 1942	-	31 Mar 1943	4. Flottille (training)
1 Apr 1943	-	30 Sep 1944	2. Flottille (active service)
1 Oct 1944	-	8 May 1945	33. Flottille (active service)

Successes

8 ships sunk, total tonnage 46,895 GRT
2 ships damaged, total tonnage 13,128 GRT

Fate

Surrendered at Loch Eriboll, Scotland on 13 May 1945 (Waller & Niestlé, 2010).

To Liverpool on 17 May. Transferred to Loch Ryan for Operation Deadlight.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 9 Dec, 1945 in position 56.08N, 10.07W by a torpedo from the British submarine HMS Tantivy.

Final location

See the 10 ships hit by U-532 - View the 4 war patrols

Wolfpack operations

U-532 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Lerche (10 Apr 1943 - 16 Apr 1943)
   Meise (16 Apr 1943 - 21 Apr 1943)
   Star (27 Apr 1943 - 4 May 1943)

Attacks on this boat

28 Apr 1943
In attacking convoy ON(S)-5 the boat suffered damage during an exhaustive 15 hour hunt by the escorts. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 293)

17 May 1944
U-532 encountered British submarine HMS Tally-Ho in the Indian Ocean (Malacca Straits). Tally-Ho fired a six torpedo fan, all of which missed.

2 recorded attacks on this boat.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-532 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.