Английская Википедия:German submarine U-129 (1941)

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German submarine U-129 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down at the AG Weser yard, Bremen as yard number 992 on 30 July 1940, launched on 28 February 1941 and was commissioned on 21 May with Kapitänleutnant Nicolai Clausen in command.

Her service life began with training in the 4th U-boat Flotilla; she moved to the 2nd Flotilla for operations on 1 July 1941.

She sank 29 ships, a total of Шаблон:GRT, on ten patrols.

Design

German Type IXC submarines were slightly larger than the original Type IXBs. U-129 had a displacement of Шаблон:Convert when at the surface and Шаблон:Convert while submerged.Шаблон:Sfn The U-boat had a total length of Шаблон:Convert, a pressure hull length of Шаблон:Convert, a beam of Шаблон:Convert, a height of Шаблон:Convert, and a draught of Шаблон:Convert. The submarine was powered by two MAN M 9 V 40/46 supercharged four-stroke, nine-cylinder diesel engines producing a total of Шаблон:Convert for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert 2 GU 345/34 double-acting electric motors producing a total of Шаблон:Convert for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two Шаблон:Convert propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of Шаблон:Convert and a maximum submerged speed of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn When submerged, the boat could operate for Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert; when surfaced, she could travel Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert. U-129 was fitted with six Шаблон:Convert torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and two at the stern), 22 torpedoes, one [[10.5 cm SK C/32 naval gun|Шаблон:Convert SK C/32 naval gun]], 180 rounds, and a [[3.7 cm SK C/30|Шаблон:Convert SK C/30]] as well as a [[2 cm FlaK 30|Шаблон:Convert C/30]] anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of forty-eight.Шаблон:Sfn

Service history

She made the short journey from Kiel, arriving in Horten Naval Base in Norway on 24 July 1941.

First, second and third patrols

The boat's first patrol involved her departure from Horten, crossing the North Sea and entering the Atlantic Ocean by passing close to the Faroe Islands on the Icelandic side. She arrived at Lorient (where she would be based for most of her career), in occupied France on 30 August 1941.

Her second sortie saw her cross the Bay of Biscay to a point north of the Azores.

Her third patrol was further south, as far south as a similar latitude to Rio de Janeiro, but success continued to elude her.

Fourth patrol

Things improved dramatically when as part of Operation Drumbeat, she attacked Nordvangen on 20 February; this ship sank in one minute northeast of Trinidad. Staying in the West Indies / northern South America region, she sank another six vessels.

1926 D/S Cadmus (UKJ101192601) Torpedoed and sunk 01/07 by the German submarine U 129 (Kapitänleutnant Hans Ludwig Witt) in position 22.50N-92.30W while on a voyage from Tela, Honduras to Galveston, TX, USA with bananas. Two men lost. Captain Alfred Stenersen and the survivors abandoned into 2 life boats. They landed 06/07 about 60 nm south of Texpan, Mexico.

1927 MS GUNDERSEN (UKJ101192702) Departed Tela, Honduras 29/06 with 16.255 banana stems for Galveston, TX, USA. Torpedoed 01/07 by the German submarine U-129 (Kapitänleutnant Hans-Ludwig Witt) in position 23.33N-92.35V in the Gulf of Mexico. 22 were saved by Norwegian SS DEA, but an English messboy died, probably during the explosion. GUNDERSEN caught fire and sank within the next 45 minutes.

Fifth and sixth patrols

The submarine returned to her sunshine haunts; included in the toll was Hardwicke Grange, which was sunk with torpedoes and the deck gun north of Puerto Rico on 12 June 1942. She also sank Millinocket on 17 June off La Isabela, Cuba and a ship from the Soviet Union, Tuapse, in the Gulf of Mexico on 4 July.

Her sixth patrol included the sinking of Trafalgar about Шаблон:Convert northeast of Guadeloupe on 16 October 1942 and West Kebar some Шаблон:Convert northeast of Barbados.

Seventh, eighth and ninth patrols

Patrol number seven saw ships such as the Шаблон:MV and Panam consigned to the deep. On the return journey U129 was refuelling from the 'milk cow' supply submarine Шаблон:GS when two men were swept overboard. One was recovered fairly swiftly but the other could not be found. Her eighth patrol was west of the Canary Islands and produced no results.

U-129Шаблон:'s ninth patrol was divided into two; she departed Lorient on 9 October 1943, but put into Saint-Nazaire on the 11th. A day later she headed for the US east coast, sinking Libertad on 4 December off North Carolina.

Tenth patrol

The boat began her last operation which at 111 days, was her longest, on 22 March 1944. Steaming south, she encountered Anadyr about Шаблон:Convert south southeast of Recife in Brazil and sank her.

Fate

The boat was taken out of service at Lorient 4 July 1944; she was scuttled on 18 August. She was raised and broken up in 1946.

Summary of raiding history

Date	Name	Nationality	Tonnage	Fate
20 February 1942	Nordvangen	Шаблон:Flagcountry	2,400	Sunk
23 February 1942	George L. Torian	Шаблон:Flagcountry	1,754	Sunk
23 February 1942	Lennox	Шаблон:Flagcountry	1,904	Sunk
23 February 1942	West Zeda	Шаблон:Flagcountry	5,658	Sunk
28 February 1942	Bayou	Шаблон:Flagcountry	2,605	Sunk
3 March 1942	Шаблон:SS	Шаблон:Flagcountry	5,104	Sunk
7 March 1942	Steel Age	Шаблон:Flagcountry	6,188	Sunk
10 June 1942	L. A. Christensen	Шаблон:Flagcountry	4,362	Sunk
12 June 1942	Hardwick Grange	Шаблон:Flagcountry	9,005	Sunk
17 June 1942	Millinrocket	Шаблон:Flagcountry	3,274	Sunk
27 June 1942	Las Choapas	Шаблон:Flagcountry	2,005	Sunk
27 June 1942	Tuxpam	Шаблон:Flagcountry	7,008	Sunk
1 July 1942	Cadmus	Шаблон:Flagcountry	1,855	Sunk
2 July 1942	Gundersen	Шаблон:Flagcountry	1,841	Sunk
4 July 1942	Tuapse	Шаблон:Flagcountry	6,320	Sunk
12 July 1942	Tachirá	Шаблон:Flagcountry	2,325	Sunk
19 July 1942	Port Antonio	Шаблон:Flagcountry	1,266	Sunk
23 July 1942	Onondaga	Шаблон:Flagcountry	2,309	Sunk
16 October 1942	Trafalgar	Шаблон:Flagcountry	5,542	Sunk
23 October 1942	Reuben Tipton	Шаблон:Flagcountry	6,829	Sunk
30 October 1942	West Kebar	Шаблон:Flagcountry	5,620	Sunk
5 November 1942	Astrell	Шаблон:Flagcountry	7,595	Sunk
5 November 1942	Meton	Шаблон:Flagcountry	7,027	Sunk
2 April 1943	Шаблон:MV	Шаблон:Flagcountry	12,806	Sunk
24 April 1943	Santa Catalina	Шаблон:Flagcountry	6,507	Sunk
4 May 1943	Panam	Шаблон:Flagcountry	7,277	Sunk
4 December 1943	Libertad	Шаблон:Flagcountry	5,441	Sunk
6 May 1944	Anadyr	Шаблон:Flagcountry	5,278	Sunk
11 May 1944	Empire Heath	Шаблон:Flagcountry	6,643	Sunk

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