German submarine U-332
Appearance
History | |
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Name | U-332 |
Ordered | 23 September 1939 |
Builder | Nordseewerke, Emden |
Yard number | 204 |
Laid down | 26 January 1940 |
Launched | 20 March 1941 |
Commissioned | 7 June 1941 |
Fate | Sunk, 2 May 1943 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Type VIIC submarine |
Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged |
Length | list error: <br /> list (help) 67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull |
Beam | list error: <br /> list (help) 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
Draft | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) 2 × supercharged Germaniawerft 6-cylinder 4-stroke F 46 diesel engines, totalling 2,800–3,200 bhp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490 surfaced 2 × electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) and max rpm: 296submerged |
Speed | list error: <br /> list (help) 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) submerged 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged |
Range | list error: <br /> list (help) 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged |
Test depth | list error: <br /> list (help) 230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft) |
Complement | 44–52 officers and ratings |
Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 4 × 53.3 cm (21 in) bow torpedo tubes 14 × G7e torpedoes or 26 TMA mines 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) gun/L45 deck gun (220 rounds) Various AA guns |
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,[1] U-332 was a Type VIIC U-boat, capable of lengthy ocean patrols and of operating in distant environments.
U-332 was launched on 20 March 1941 and commissioned 7 June 1941.[2] On 2 May 1943 the boat was attacked by Australian aircraft and sunk by bombs off Cape Finisterre at 44°48′N 8°58′W / 44.800°N 8.967°W. All 45 crew members died in the event.[2]
References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Gröner, Erich (1985). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher. Vol. III. Koblenz: Bernard&Graefe. ISBN 3763748024.
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