U 232
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U 232 ( previous / next - all submarines ) |
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| Type : | VII C |
| Field Post Number : | 49 105 |
| Shipyard: | F. Krupp Germania shipyard , Kiel |
| Construction contract: | December 7, 1940 |
| Build number: | 662 |
| Keel laying: | January 17, 1942 |
| Launch: | October 15, 1942 |
| Commissioning: | November 28, 1942 |
| Commanders: |
November 28, 1942 - July 8, 1943 |
| Flotilla: |
9th U-Flotilla front boat |
| Calls: | 1 company |
| Sinkings: |
no |
| Whereabouts: | Sunk on July 8, 1943 southwest of Cape Finisterre |
U 232 was a submarine from the Type VII C , which in the Second World War by the Navy was used.
Sinking
A Liberator of the second USAAF squadron discovered U 232 on July 8, 1943 southwest of Cape Finisterre . The aircraft flew over the German submarine, threw four depth charges from a height of 15 m and then observed that the enemy appeared incapable of maneuvering and drove in a circle at the rear. The pilot decided to make a second attack, with the Liberator being so damaged by anti-aircraft defense that the bomb bay could no longer be opened. On the third and final approach, the crew accordingly opened the bomb bay by hand. The U 232 hit then sank over the stern ( position ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The U-Boat War 1939-1945. Volume 2: U-boat construction in German shipyards. 1997, p. 95.
literature
- 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 .
- Paul Kemp: The German and Austrian submarine losses in both world wars. Urbes-Verlag, Graefelfing before Munich 1998, ISBN 3-924896-43-7 .
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