U-32
Country | Germany |
Ship Class | Type VII-class Submarine |
Builder | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG |
Yard Number | 913 |
Slip/Drydock Number | VIII |
Ordered | 1 Apr 1935 |
Laid Down | 15 Mar 1936 |
Launched | 25 Feb 1937 |
Commissioned | 15 Apr 1937 |
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U-32 Operational Timeline
22 Jun 1940 | The 9,026-ton Norwegian motor tanker Eli Knudsen had been in Allied convoy HX-49, which was dispersed approximately 100 miles southwest of Cape Clear, Ireland after German submarine U-47 had torpedoed the San Fernando in the middle of convoy at 2007 hours on 21 Jun 1940. At 0336 hours German submarine U-32 torpedoed the Eli Knudsen, one of the slowest ships in convoy. All crew members abandoned ship in lifeboats and were picked up a few hours later by the sloop HMS Sandwich and taken to Liverpool, England, United Kingdom. The tanker remained afloat, although she would not survive the incident. |
1 Oct 1940 | German submarine U-32 sank Dutch ship Haulerwijk 400 miles west of Ireland; 4 were killed and 27 survived. |
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