WWI U-boats

U 32

 

Type

U 31

Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel  (Werk 192)
Ordered 29 Mar 1912 Laid down 8 Nov 1912 
Launched 28 Jan 1914 Commissioned 3 Sep 1914 
Commanders
3 Sep 1914 - 1 Feb 1916   Freiherr Edgar von Spiegel von und zu Peckelsheim
2 Feb 1916 - 15 Feb 1918  Kptlt. Kurt Hartwig
16 Feb 1918 - 8 May 1918  Kptlt. Kurt Albrecht
Career 11 patrols
start date unknown - 8 Nov 1916 IV Flotilla
8 Nov 1916 - 8 May 1918 Pola Flotilla
Successes37 ships sunk for a total of 106,034 tons.
3 ships damaged for a total of 18,554 tons.
1 ship taken as prize for a total of 1,115 tons.
1 warship sunk for a total of 14,000 tons. 
Fate 8 May 1918 - Shelled then depth charged by HMS Wildflower NW Malta at 3607N 1328E. 41 dead (all hands lost). 

See the 42 ships hit by U 32


There was another U 32 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 25 Feb 1937 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 15 Apr 1937. Take a look at the U 32 from WWII.

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