SM U-32 (Germany)
| History | |
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| German Empire | |
| Name | U-32 |
| Ordered | 29 March 1912 |
| Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number | 192 |
| Laid down | 8 November 1912 |
| Launched | 28 January 1914 |
| Commissioned | 3 September 1914 |
| Fate | Sunk 8 May 1918 north-west of Malta. 41 dead. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type U 31 submarine |
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| Draught | 3.56 m (11 ft 8 in) |
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| Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 dinghy |
| Complement | 4 officers, 31 enlisted |
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| Operations: | 11 patrols |
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SM U-32 was a German Type U 31 U-boat of the Imperial German Navy.
Her construction was ordered on 29 March 1912 and her keel was laid down on 8 November 1912 by Germaniawerft of Kiel. She was launched on 28 January 1914 and commissioned on 3 September 1914 under the command of Edgar von Spiegel von und zu Peckelsheim. On 1 February 1916 Spiegel was relieved by Kurt Hartwig who commanded the boat until 16 February 1918 when Karl Albrecht took over. Albrecht commanded her until her loss.
U-32 conducted 11 patrols, sinking 37 merchant ships totalling 106,035 gross register tons (GRT) and one warship for 14,000 tons. On 9 January 1917, to the East of Malta, U-32 sank the British pre-dreadnought battleship HMS Cornwallis, with the loss of 15 lives.