German submarine U-1232
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-1232 |
| Ordered: | 14 October 1941 |
| Builder: | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg |
| Yard number: | 395 |
| Laid down: | 14 April 1943 |
| Launched: | 20 December 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 8 March 1944 |
| Fate: | Taken out of service, April 1945 at Wesermünde, Germany |
| Status: | Sunk on 4 March 1946 |
| Notes: | Foundered and sunk while being towed to scuttling grounds. |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Type IXC/40 submarine |
| Displacement: | 1,144 t (1,126 long tons) surfaced 1,257 t (1,237 long tons) submerged |
| Length: | 76.76 m (251 ft 10 in) o/a 58.75 m (192 ft 9 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: | 6.86 m (22 ft 6 in) o/a 4.44 m (14 ft 7 in) pressure hull |
| Height: | 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in) |
| Draft: | 4.67 m (15 ft 4 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × MAN M 9 V 40/46 supercharged 9-cylinder diesel engines, 4,400 hp (3,281 kW) 2 × SSW GU 345/34 double-acting electric motors, 1,000 hp (746 kW) |
| Speed: | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) surfaced 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) submerged |
| Range: | 13,850 nmi (25,650 km; 15,940 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 63 nautical miles (117 km; 72 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Complement: | 4 officers, 44 enlisted |
| Armament: |
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| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Commanders: |
Kapt. z. S. Kurt Dobratz (1-27 April 1945)[2] |
U-1232 was a Type IX U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
Service History
She made one offensive patrol, from November 1944 to February 1945, to North America. On 14 January 1945, the boat torpedoed and sank three ships within 13 minutes near Halifax Harbour off the Atlantic coast of Canada.[3][4] During this action she was damaged so severely that she was forced to return to base.
Fate
In May 1945 the British military captured U-1232 at Wesermünde, Germany. On 4 March 1946 the boat sank at 54°11′N 07°24′E / 54.183°N 7.400°ECoordinates: 54°11′N 07°24′E / 54.183°N 7.400°E after she foundered whilst being towed to the scuttling grounds.[2]
Summary of raiding career
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) | Fate[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 January 1945 | Nipiwan Park |  Canada |
2,373 | Damaged |
| 4 January 1945 | Polarland |  Norway |
1,591 | Sunk |
| 14 January 1945 | Athelviking |  United Kingdom |
8,779 | Sunk |
| 14 January 1945 | British Freedom | United Kingdom |
6,985 | Sunk |
| 14 January 1945 | Martin Van Buren |  United States |
7,176 | Total loss |
References
- ↑ Gröner 1985, pp. 105-7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IXC/40 boat U-1232". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ↑ "Athelviking". Shipwrecks of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ↑ Rainault, Jared. "S.S. British Freedom". Darryls Diving Services On-Line Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-1232". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
Bibliography
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German) IV (Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler). ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
- Gröner, Erich (1985). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher. Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 (in German) III (Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe). ISBN 3-7637-4802-4.
External links
- Search for 1232 More information on the boat (e.g. some names of the crew).
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IXC/40 boat U-1232". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
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