U-632
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 15 Aug, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 4 Sep, 1941 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 608) | ||
| Launched | 27 May, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 23 Jul, 1942 | Oblt. Hans Karpf | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 23 Jul, 1942 - 31 Dec, 1942 5. Flottille (training) 1 Jan, 1943 - 6 Apr, 1943 1. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 2 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.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 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 |