U-632

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered15 Aug 1940
Laid down 4 Sep 1941 Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 608)
Launched27 May 1942
Commissioned23 Jul 1942Oblt. Hans Karpf
Commanders
23 Jul 1942 - 6 Apr 1943  KrvKpt. Hans Karpf
Career2 patrols 23 Jul 1942 - 31 Dec 1942  5. Flottille (training)
1 Jan 1943 - 6 Apr 1943  1. Flottille (front boat)
Successes2 ships sunk for a total of 15,255 GRT
Fate

Sunk 6 April, 1943 south-west of Iceland, in position 58.02N, 28.42W, by depth charges from a British B-24 Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 86/R). 48 dead (all hands lost).

See the 2 ships hit by U-632 - View the 2 war patrols

Wolfpack operations

U-632 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Falke (31 Dec 1942 - 22 Jan 1943)
   Landknecht (22 Jan 1943 - 28 Jan 1943)
   Seeteufel (22 Mar 1943 - 30 Mar 1943)
   Lowenherz (3 Apr 1943 - 6 Apr 1943)

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-632 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2

Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 1998.
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1. Wynn, Kenneth, 1998.
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2. Wynn, Kenneth, 1998.