U 132

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U 132
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Type : VII C
Field Post Number : M 41 284
Shipyard: Vegesacker shipyard , Bremen
Construction contract: August 7, 1939
Build number: 011
Keel laying: August 10, 1940
Launch: April 10, 1941
Commissioning: May 29, 1941
Commanders:

May 29, 1941 - November 4, 1942
Lieutenant Captain Ernst Vogelsang

Calls: 4 activities, 1 transfer trip
Sinkings:

10 ships with 40,813 GRT

Whereabouts: Sank on November 4, 1942 in the North Atlantic southeast of Cape Farewell

U 132 was a German submarine from the Type VII C , which in World War II by the German navy was used.

history

The order for the boat was awarded to the Vegesacker shipyard in Bremen on August 7, 1939 . The keel was laid on August 10, 1940, the launch on April 10, 1941. The commissioning under Lieutenant Ernst Vogelsang finally took place on May 20, 1941.

After its commissioning on April 20, 1941 to November 1941, the boat was part of the 3rd U-Flotilla in Kiel as a training boat . After training, U 132 belonged to the 3rd U-Flotilla to La Pallice as a front boat from November 1941 until its sinking on November 3, 1942 .

During its service, U 132 completed four operations and one transfer voyage, on which ten ships with 40,813 GRT were sunk and one ship with 5,507 GRT was damaged.

Use statistics

A film reporter on the deck of U 132 in front of the 8.8 cm gun
Entry and greeting of U 132 in La Pallice after the patrol (left Kapitänleutnant Ernst Vogelsang)

First venture

The boat left Trondheim on September 7, 1941 at 12:40 p.m. and entered Kirkenes on September 12, 1941 . No ships were sunk or damaged during this five day long and 878.7 nm above and 61.6 nm underwater expedition into the North Sea .

Second venture

The boat left Kirkenes on September 14, 1941 at 8:00 a.m. and returned there on October 21, 1941 at 11:20 a.m. On this 38 day long and 4,852 nm above and 449 nm underwater expedition in the North Sea and the White Sea , two ships with 3,687 GRT were sunk.

  • November 18, 1941: sinking of the Soviet auxiliary U-fighter SKR 11 / No. 70 with 1,200 GRT. The U-fighter was sunk by a torpedo. ( Location )

Relocation trip

The boat left Kirkenes on October 25, 1941 at 11.00 a.m. and entered Trondheim on October 30, 1941 at 6.45 p.m. No ships were sunk or damaged on this five-day long and 1,163.7 nm above and 18.9 nm underwater transfer voyage. U 132 moved to Trondheim for repairs.

Third company

The boat left Trondheim on January 15, 1942 at 1 p.m., and entered La Pallice on February 8, 1942 at 7.30 p.m. On this 25-day, 3,616.7 nm above and 230.5 nm underwater expedition in the North Atlantic , Iceland , off Reykjavík, a ship with 2,216 GRT was sunk.

  • January 29, 1942: Damage to the US coast guard ship USCGC Alexander Hamilton with 2,216 GRT. The Coast Guard cutter was damaged by a torpedo and sank the next day. The ship was on its way to Reykjavík . There were 32 dead. ( Location )

Fourth venture

The boat left La Pallice on June 10, 1942 at 5.45 p.m. and returned there on August 16, 1942 at 2 p.m. On this 68 day long and 8,757.5 nm above and 1,143.9 nm underwater undertaking west of Spain , southeast of Nova Scotia and the St. Lawrence Gulf , five ships with 21,350 GRT were sunk. U 132 belonged to the group with the code name "Endrass".

  • July 6, 1942: sinking of the Belgian steamer Hainaut with 4,312 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a torpedo. He had loaded general cargo including trucks and was on his way from Montreal via Sydney to Great Britain. The ship belonged to convoy QS-15 with twelve ships. There was one dead and 42 survivors. ( Location )
  • July 6, 1942: sinking of the Greek steamer Anastassios Pateras with 3,382 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a torpedo. He had loaded 4,934 t of grain and trucks and was on his way from Montreal (Canada) via Sydney (Nova Scotia) to Great Britain. The ship belonged to convoy QS-15 with twelve ships. There were four dead and 34 survivors. ( Location )
  • July 6, 1942: sinking of the British steamer Dinaric with 2,555 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a torpedo. He had loaded 957 logs and steel and was on the way from Rimouski via Sydney (Nova Scotia) to Great Britain. The ship belonged to convoy QS-15 with twelve ships. There were four dead and 34 survivors. ( Location )
  • July 20, 1942: sinking of the British steamer Frederika Lensen with 4,367 GRT. The ship was so badly damaged by a torpedo that it broke apart while being towed in the Grande Vallé Bay. It was ballasted and on its way from Montreal (Canada) to Sydney (Nova Scotia). The ship belonged to convoy QS-19. There were four dead and 42 survivors. ( Location )
  • July 30, 1942: sinking of the British motor ship Pacific Pioneer with 6,734 GRT. The ship was sunk by a torpedo. It was ballasted, had four passengers on board and was en route from Belfast to New York . The ship belonged to convoy ON-113 with 35 ships. There were no casualties, 71 survivors. ( Location )

Fifth venture

The boat sailed from La Pallice on October 6, 1942, and sank on November 4, 1942. On this 30-day expedition in the North Atlantic, east and southeast of Newfoundland , two ships of 13,069 GRT and one ship of 5,507 were sunk BRT damaged. U 132 belonged to the group with the code name "Veilchen".

  • November 3, 1942: sinking of the British steamer Empire Lynx with 6,379 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a torpedo. He had loaded 7,850 t general cargo and was on the way from New York (USA) to Liverpool (Great Britain). The ship belonged to convoy SC-107 with 42 ships. There were no casualties, 43 survivors. ( Location )
  • November 3, 1942: Damage to the Dutch steamship Hobbema with 5,507 GRT. The steamer was damaged by a torpedo. It was sunk by U 442 on November 4, 1942 . ( Location )
  • November 3, 1942: sinking of the British steamer Hatimura with 6,690 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a torpedo. He had loaded 8,200 tons of general cargo, 200 tons of TNT , 250 tons of gunpowder and 300 incendiary bombs and was on the way from New York (USA) via Holyhead to Manchester . The ship belonged to convoy SC-107 with 42 ships. There were four dead and 86 survivors. ( Location )

Whereabouts

The boat sank on November 4, 1942 at around 12:20 a.m. in the North Atlantic southeast of Cape Farewell, probably due to the explosion of the British steamer Hatimura . U 132 did not report after the attack on convoy SC-107 and has been listed as missing since November 4, 1942. The Hatimura had loaded TNT and explosives with her general cargo. The steamer caught fire after the torpedo hit. During the sinking, the explosives exploded, pulling the U 132 too close to the exploding ship with it. The position was 55 ° 38 ′  N , 39 ° 52 ′  W in marine grid square AK 4174. It was a total loss with 47 dead.

Notes and individual references

  1. Axel Niestle: German U-Boat Losses during World War II. Details of Destruction , Frotline Books, London 2014, ISBN 978-1-84832-210-3 , page 45
  2. In a similar way, the German submarine U 28 was lost in the First World War, which also sank in the explosion of a torpedoed ship.

literature

  • Clay Blair : The Submarine War. Volume 1: The Hunters. 1939-1942. Heyne, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-453-12345-X .
  • Clay Blair: The Submarine War. Volume 2: The Hunted, 1942–1945. Heyne, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-453-16059-2 .
  • Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 1: The German submarine commanders. ES Mittler und Sohn, Hamburg et al. 1996, ISBN 3-8132-0490-1 .
  • Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 2: U-boat construction in German shipyards. ES Mittler und Sohn, Hamburg et al. 1997, ISBN 3-8132-0512-6 .
  • Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 3: German submarine successes from September 1939 to May 1945. ES Mittler und Sohn, Hamburg et al. 2001, ISBN 3-8132-0513-4 .
  • Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 4: German submarine losses from September 1939 to May 1945. ES Mittler und Sohn, Hamburg et al. 1999, ISBN 3-8132-0514-2 .
  • Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 5: The knight's cross bearers of the submarine weapon from September 1939 to May 1945. ES Mittler and Son, Hamburg et al. 2003, ISBN 3-8132-0515-0 .

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