U 28 (Navy)
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| Type : | VII A |
| Field Post Number : | M-27 436 |
| Shipyard: | AG Weser , Bremen |
| Construction contract: | April 1, 1935 |
| Build number: | 909 |
| Keel laying: | December 2, 1935 |
| Launch: | July 14, 1936 |
| Commissioning: | September 12, 1936 |
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| Calls: | 6 patrols |
| Sinkings: |
13 ships (BRT 56,222) + 2 ships damaged (10,067 GRT) |
| Whereabouts: | Sunk on March 17, 1944 near Neustadt in Holstein at position 54 ° 7 ′ N , 10 ° 50 ′ E , lifted and decommissioned on August 4, 1944 |
U 28 was a German submarine of type VII A , which in the Second World War by the Navy was used.
history
The order for the boat was awarded to AG Weser in Bremen on April 1, 1935 . The keel was laid on December 4, 1935, the launch on July 14, 1936, the commissioning under Lieutenant Wilhelm Ambrosius on September 12, 1936.
After commissioning, it belonged to the U-Flotilla “Saltzwedel” in Wilhelmshaven until December 31, 1939 as a combat or front boat . U 28 was deployed during the Spanish Civil War off Spain and Portugal, where it undertook escort and diving exercises in July and August 1938.
When the U-Flotilla was reorganized, U 28 joined the 2nd U-Flotilla in Wilhelmshaven as a front boat . Afterwards it belonged as a school boat from November 10, 1940 to November 30, 1943 to the 24th U-Flotilla in Memel , before it came to the 22nd U-Flotilla in Gotenhafen until its decommissioning on August 4, 1944 . After the accidental sinking in Neustadt on March 17, 1944, and the decommissioning, the boat was still used as a training boat (out of service) in the 3rd U-Lehrdivision .
U 28 took seven patrols where 13 ships with a total tonnage of 56,222 GRT were sunk and two damaged ships with a total of 10,367 tons.
Use statistics
First patrol
The boat left Wilhelmshaven on August 19, 1939 at 8:00 a.m. and returned there on September 29, 1939 at 8:00 a.m. On this 41-day expedition in the North Atlantic , west of Ireland and in the Irish Sea , a ship with 4,955 GRT was sunk. After this patrol, U 28 went to the shipyard to overhaul the machines until November 7, 1939.
- September 14, 1939: Sinking of the British tanker Vancouver City ( Lage ) with 4,955 GRT. The tanker was sunk by a torpedo . It had sugar on it and was on its way from Suva to the UK. There were three dead and 30 survivors.
Second patrol
The boat left Wilhelmshaven on November 8, 1939 at 2:00 p.m. and returned there on December 18, 1939 at 8:30 a.m. On this 40-day operation in the North Atlantic and a mining operation in Swansea Bay, which also included twelve mines , three ships with a total of 19,854 GRT were sunk.
- November 17, 1939: sinking of the Dutch tanker Sliedrecht with 5,133 GRT. The tanker was sunk by a torpedo. He had loaded 6,600 tons of gas oil , kerosene and light petrol and was on the way from Abadan via Kirkwall to Trondheim . It was a total loss with 26 dead.
- November 25, 1939: sinking of the British steamer Royston Grange ( Lage ) with 5,144 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a torpedo. He had loaded cargo and grain and was on his way from Buenos Aires via Freetown to Liverpool . The ship belonged to the disbanded convoy SL-8 with 28 ships. There were no dead.
- January 21, 1940: sinking of the British steamer Protesilaus with 9,577 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a mine.
Third patrol
After test drives and deep diving attempts, the boat left Helgoland on February 11, 1940 at 12:00 p.m. together with U 29 . However, U 29 unintentionally rammed the boat and damaged its diving cells. The patrol was immediately canceled and U 28 returned to Heligoland. Since there was no material there, U 28 had to return to Wilhelmshaven.
Fourth patrol
The boat left Wilhelmshaven on February 18, 1940 at 8:00 a.m. and returned there on March 23, 1940 at 8:30 a.m. On this 34-day operation in the North Atlantic and the English Channel , in which eight mines were laid off Portsmouth , two ships with a total of 11,215 GRT were sunk.
- March 9, 1940: sinking of the Greek steamer P. Margaronis with 4,979 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a torpedo. He was ballasted and was on his way from Antwerp to Canada . It was a total loss with 30 dead.
- March 11, 1940: sinking of the Dutch tanker Eulota ( Lage ) with 6,236 GRT. The tanker was sunk by a torpedo. It drove in ballast and was on its way from Pernis to Curaçao . There were no deaths, 42 survivors.
Fifth patrol
The boat left Wilhelmshaven on May 20, 1940 at 2 p.m. and returned there on July 6, 1940 at 2 p.m. On June 1, 1940, U 28 had to enter Trondheim to repair the oil cooler and electric motors. It expired on June 8, 1940. On this 41-day and approximately 6,700 nm long undertaking in the North Atlantic, the Biscay and west of the English Channel, three ships with a total of 10,303 GRT were sunk.
- June 18, 1940: sinking of the Finnish steamer Sarmatia ( Lage ) with 2,417 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a G7a torpedo. He was ballasted and on his way from Liverpool to Sheet Harbor . There were no deaths, 23 survivors.
- June 19, 1940: sinking of the Greek steamer Adamandios Georgandis ( Lage ) with 3,443 GRT. The steamer was sunk by two torpedoes. He had an unknown cargo on board and was on his way from Rosario to Cork . There was one dead.
- June 21, 1940: sinking of the British steamer Prunella with 4,443 GRT. The steamer was sunk by two torpedoes. It had unknown cargo on board and could have served as a submarine trap . 13 men were saved.
Sixth patrol
The boat was launched on August 11, 1940 at 8:15 AM from Wilhelmshaven, and on September 17, 1940 at 18:00 in Lorient one. On this 38-day and approximately 5,000 nm long undertaking in the North Atlantic and the North Canal , four ships with a total of 9,945 GRT were sunk and one ship with 4,678 GRT was damaged. After this patrol, U 28 went to the Lorient shipyard for repair work until October 3, 1940.
- August 27, 1940: sinking of the Norwegian steamer Eva ( Lage ) with 1,599 GRT. The steamer sunk by a torpedo and artillery . He had lumber loaded and was on his way from Sydney to Sharpness . There was one dead. The ship belonged to convoy SC-1.
- August 28, 1940: sinking of the British steamer Kyno ( Lage ) with 3,946 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a torpedo. He had loaded 4,400 tons of general cargo and was on the way from New York to Hull . The ship belonged to convoy HX-66 with 51 ships. There were four dead and 33 survivors.
- September 9, 1940: sinking of the British steamer Mardinian ( Lage ) with 2,434 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a torpedo. He had loaded 3,500 tons of pitch and was on his way from Trinidad to Sydney and Methil to London . There were six dead and 31 survivors.
- September 11, 1940: Damage to the British tanker Harpenden with 4,678 GRT. The tanker was damaged by a torpedo.
- September 11, 1940: sinking of the Dutch steamer Maas with 1,966 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a torpedo.
Seventh patrol
The boat left Saint-Nazaire on October 12, 1940 at 2:00 p.m. and entered Wilhelmshaven on November 15, 1940 at 7:00 p.m. On this 33-day and approximately 4,700 nm long trip in the North Atlantic near Rockall Bank , a ship with 5,389 GRT was damaged.
- October 26, 1940: Damage to the British steamer Matina with 5,389 GRT. The steamer was damaged by a torpedo and artillery.
Whereabouts
The boat sank due to an operator error on March 17, 1944 at the submarine pier in Neustadt . It was lifted in the same month and then used as a stationary display and demonstration object for the 3rd submarine training division. The boat was decommissioned on August 4, 1944 in Neustadt,
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