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German submarine U-332 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She saw service in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Built in 1941 and 1942 at Nordsee-Werke, Emden,Шаблон:Sfn U-332 was a Type VIIC U-boat, capable of lengthy ocean patrols and of operating in distant environments.

Design

German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-332 had a displacement of Шаблон:Convert when at the surface and Шаблон:Convert while submerged.Шаблон:Sfn She 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 Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of Шаблон:Convert for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8–27 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-332 was fitted with five Шаблон:Convert torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one [[8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun|Шаблон:Convert SK C/35 naval gun]], 220 rounds, and a [[2 cm FlaK 30|Шаблон:Convert C/30]] anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.Шаблон:Sfn

Service history

U-332 was launched on 22 March 1941 and commissioned 7 June 1941.[1]

Fate

On 29 April 1943 the boat was bombed and sunk by a RAF Liberator bomber of 224 Squadron off Cape Finisterre at Шаблон:Coord. All 45 crew members died in the event.[1]

Wolfpacks

U-332 took part in eight wolfpacks, namely:

  • Störtebecker (17 – 19 November 1941)
  • Benecke (19 November – 2 December 1941)
  • Hartherz (3 – 7 February 1943)
  • Ritter (11 – 23 February 1943)
  • Sturmbock (23 – 26 February 1943)
  • Burggraf (2 – 5 March 1943)
  • Westmark (6 – 11 March 1943)
  • Drossel (29 April 1943)

Summary of raiding history

Date Ship Name Nationality Tonnage (GRT) Fate[2]
13 March 1942 Albert F. Paul Шаблон:Flag 735 Sunk
13 March 1942 Trepca Шаблон:Flag 5,042 Sunk
16 March 1942 Australia Шаблон:Flag 11,628 Sunk
19 March 1942 Liberator Шаблон:Flag 7,720 Sunk
28 June 1942 Raphael Semmes Шаблон:Flag 6,027 Sunk
19 July 1942 Leonidas M. Шаблон:Flag 4,573 Sunk
29 September 1942 Registan Шаблон:Flag 6,008 Sunk
19 October 1942 Rothley Шаблон:Flag 4,996 Sunk
21 February 1943 Stigstad Шаблон:Flag 5,964 Damaged

References

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Bibliography

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External links

Шаблон:German Type VII submarines Шаблон:April 1943 shipwrecks

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