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Heinz-Otto Schultze26 April 1941 \u2013 15 January 1943Kptlt. Hermann Eckhardt16 January \u2013 11 March 1943Operations:8 patrols:1st patrol:25 August \u2013 19 September 19412nd patrol:11 October \u2013 2 November 19413rd patrol:10 \u2013 23 December 19414th patrol:21 January \u2013 16 March 19425th patrol:30 April \u2013 2 July 19426th patrol:15 August \u2013 4 October 19427th patrol:30 November \u2013 5 January 19438th patrol:14 February \u2013 11 March 1943Victories:20 merchant ships sunk (67,991\u00a0GRT)1 warship sunk (1,340 tons)2 merchant ships damaged (15,666\u00a0GRT)German submarine U-432 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine during World War II.She carried out eight patrols.She sank 20 ships and one warship. Two ships were damaged.She was a member of seven wolfpacks.She was sunk by a French warship in mid-Atlantic on 11 March 1943.German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-432 had a displacement of 769 tonnes (757 long tons) when at the surface and 871 tonnes (857 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 67.10\u00a0m (220\u00a0ft 2\u00a0in), a pressure hull length of 50.50\u00a0m (165\u00a0ft 8\u00a0in), a beam of 6.20\u00a0m (20\u00a0ft 4\u00a0in), a height of 9.60\u00a0m (31\u00a0ft 6\u00a0in), and a draught of 4.74\u00a0m (15\u00a0ft 7\u00a0in). The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350\u00a0kW; 2,760 to 3,160\u00a0shp) for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460\/8\u201327 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 metric horsepower (550\u00a0kW; 740\u00a0shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23\u00a0m (4\u00a0ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750\u00a0ft).The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 17.7 knots (32.8\u00a0km\/h; 20.4\u00a0mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.6 knots (14.1\u00a0km\/h; 8.7\u00a0mph). When submerged, the boat could operate for 80 nautical miles (150\u00a0km; 92\u00a0mi) at 4 knots (7.4\u00a0km\/h; 4.6\u00a0mph); when surfaced, she could travel 8,500 nautical miles (15,700\u00a0km; 9,800\u00a0mi) at 10 knots (19\u00a0km\/h; 12\u00a0mph). U-432 was fitted with five 53.3\u00a0cm (21\u00a0in) torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one 8.8\u00a0cm (3.46\u00a0in) SK C\/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and a 2\u00a0cm (0.79\u00a0in) C\/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.Service history[edit]The submarine was laid down on 14 January 1940 at Schichau-Werke in Danzig (now Gdansk) as yard number 1473, launched on 3 February 1941 and commissioned on 26 April 1941 under the command of Kapit\u00e4nleutnant Heinz-Otto Schultze.She served with the 3rd U-boat Flotilla from 26 April 1941 for training and stayed with that organization from 1 August for operations until her loss.First patrol[edit]U-432‘s first patrol was preceded by short ‘hops’ from Kiel in Germany to Horten Naval Base then Trondheim in Norway. Her first patrol proper began with her departure from Trondheim on 25 August 1941 and headed for the Atlantic Ocean via the gap between Iceland and the Faroe Islands.The boat sank the Winterwijk on 10 September east of Greenland. She went on to sink the Stargad close by on the same date. The next day she sank the Garm northeast of the previous successes.She docked at Brest in occupied France on 19 September.Second and third patrols[edit]On her second foray, she sank the Ulea on 28 October 1941 east-northeast of the Azores. She finished the patrol in St. Nazaire on 2 November 1941.The boat’s third sortie commenced with her departure from St. Nazaire on 10 December 1941. This was not only the shortest patrol of her career but the only time she returned to France, (this time to La Pallice where she would be based for the rest of her time), without success, on the 23rd.Fourth patrol[edit]Her fourth patrol was carried out on the eastern seaboard of Canada and the United States, where she sank a number of ships, including the-then neutral Brazilian vessels Buarque and the Olinda on 15 and 18 February 1942 respectively. She also sent the Miraflores and the Azolea City to the bottom on the 19th and 21st.Fifth patrol[edit]U-432 had departed La Pallice on 30 April 1942. On 2 May, she was slightly damaged in an air attack on 2 May west of the Bay of Biscay. She returned to her earlier hunting grounds across the Atlantic where she sank ships such as the Zurichmoor (on the 23rd) and the Malayan Prince on 9 June.On 30 May, she torpedoed and sank the “Liverpool Packet” off the south-eastern tip of Nova Scotia. Of her 21 crew, two were killed when the torpedo struck. U-432 approached the 19 survivors, who had taken to lifeboats, and Schultze gave them directions to the nearest land. After 20 hours rowing, they succeeded in reaching Seal Island, off Cape Sable, Nova Scotia.[4]Sixth patrol[edit]The submarine encountered some resistance when she came across the Pennmar off Cape Farewell (Greenland) on 24 September 1942. A torpedo fired from the starboard quarter was avoided by evasive action. On surfacing, the U-boat was engaged by Pennmar‘s 4 in gun. U-432 submerged again and fired a spread of four torpedoes, one of which hit and sank the American ship.Seventh patrol[edit]For her seventh effort, the boat headed towards Africa. She sank the Poitou off Morocco on 17 December 1942.Eighth patrol and loss[edit]U-432 sank HMS\u00a0Harvester on 11 March 1943 after the British destroyer was badly damaged while ramming U-444. The French corvette\u00a0Aconit came to Harvester‘s assistance. She depth charged and sank the U-boat in mid-Atlantic.Twenty-six men went down with U-432; there were 20 survivors.Wolfpacks[edit]U-432 took part in seven wolfpacks, namely:Markgraf (28 August \u2013 14 September 1941)Reissewolf (21 \u2013 28 October 1941)Pfadfinder (21 \u2013 27 May 1942)Lohs (23 August \u2013 22 September 1942)Sturmbock (23 \u2013 26 February 1943)Wildfang (26 February \u2013 5 March 1943)Westmark (6 \u2013 11 March 1943)Summary of raiding history[edit]DateShip NameNationalityTonnage[Note 1]Fate[5]10 September 1941Muneric\u00a0United Kingdom5,229Sunk10 September 1941Stargard\u00a0Norway1,113Sunk10 September 1941Winterswijk\u00a0Netherlands3,205Sunk11 September 1941Garm\u00a0Sweden1,231Sunk17 October 1941Barfonn\u00a0Norway9,739Sunk17 October 1941Bold Venture\u00a0Panama3,222Sunk17 October 1941Evros\u00a0Greece5,283Sunk28 October 1941Ulea\u00a0United Kingdom1,574Sunk15 February 1942Buarque\u00a0Brazil5,152Sunk18 February 1942Olinda\u00a0Brazil4,053Sunk19 February 1942Miraflores\u00a0United Kingdom2,158Sunk21 February 1942Azalea City\u00a0United States5,529Sunk27 February 1942Marore\u00a0United States8,215Sunk17 May 1942Foam\u00a0United States324Sunk23 May 1942Zurichmoor\u00a0United Kingdom4,455Sunk31 May 1942Liverpool Packet\u00a0Canada1,188Sunk3 June 1942Aeolus\u00a0United States41Sunk3 June 1942Ben and Josephine\u00a0United States102Sunk9 June 1942Kronprinsen\u00a0Norway7,073Damaged9 June 1942Malayan Prince\u00a0United Kingdom8,593Damaged24 September 1942Pennmar\u00a0United States5,868Sunk17 December 1942Poitou\u00a0Free France310Sunk11 March 1943HMS\u00a0Harvester\u00a0Royal Navy1,340SunkReferences[edit]Notes[edit]Citations[edit]Bibliography[edit]Busch, Rainer; R\u00f6ll, Hans-Joachim (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II\u00a0: a biographical dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. ISBN\u00a01-55750-186-6.Busch, Rainer; R\u00f6ll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945]. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German). Vol.\u00a0IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN\u00a03-8132-0514-2.Gr\u00f6ner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815\u20131945. Vol.\u00a02. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN\u00a00-85177-593-4.Kemp, Paul (1999). U-Boats Destroyed – German Submarine Losses in the World Wars. London: Arms & Armour. ISBN\u00a01-85409-515-3.External links[edit]Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in March 1943Shipwrecks2 Mar: Kyokusei Maru, Meriwether Lewis3 Mar: Aiyo Maru, Arashio, Doggerbank, Kembu Maru, Oigawa Maru, Shirayuki, Sin-ai Maru, Stag Hound, Taimei Maru4 Mar: Asashio, City of Pretoria, Marietta E, Tokitsukaze, U-875 Mar: Empire Tower, USS\u00a0Grampus, Minegumo, Murasame8 Mar: \u2032s Jacob, James B. Stephens, U-15610 Mar: U-633, Richard Bland, Nailsea Court11 Mar: HMS\u00a0Harvester, U-432, U-44412 Mar: HMS\u00a0Lightning, HMS\u00a0Turbulent, U-13013 Mar: Clan Alpine, Empress of Canada, U-16314 Mar: HMS Thunderbolt15 Mar: USS\u00a0Triton16 Mar: Benjamin Harrison19 Mar: Lulworth Hill, U-5, U-38421 Mar: K-3, U-16322 Mar: U-524, U-66523 Mar: Delfino, Windsor Castle24 Mar: Bungsberg25 Mar: U-46927 Mar: HMS\u00a0Dasher, U-16928 Mar: Caterina Costa, Ceuta, Masaya, Suwa Maru29 Mar: U-7730 Mar: SS\u00a0Empire Bowman, U-416Unknown date: Sir\u00e8neOther incidentsCoordinates: 51\u00b035\u203200\u2033N 28\u00b020\u203200\u2033W\ufeff \/ \ufeff51.5833\u00b0N 28.3333\u00b0W\ufeff \/ 51.5833; -28.3333"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/german-submarine-u-432-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"German submarine U-432 – Wikipedia"}}]}]