List of all U-boats
U-132
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
Ordered | 7 Aug 1939 | |||||||||
Laid down | 10 Aug 1940 | Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 11) | ||||||||
Launched | 10 Apr 1941 | |||||||||
Commissioned | 29 May 1941 | Oblt. Ernst Vogelsang | ||||||||
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Career 4 patrols |
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Successes | 7 ships sunk, total tonnage 32,356 GRT 1 auxiliary warship sunk, total tonnage 557 GRT 1 warship sunk, total tonnage 2,216 tons 1 ship damaged, total tonnage 6,690 GRT 1 ship a total loss, total tonnage 4,367 GRT | |||||||||
Fate |
Sunk on 4 November 1942 in the North Atlantic south-east of Cape Farewell, in approx. position 55.38N, 39.52W, when the British ammunition ship Hatimura blew up in a huge explosion. U-132 had torpedoed this ship earlier and was probably waiting nearby for her to sink when caught in the lethal radius of the explosion. 47 dead (all hands lost). (FDS/NHB, January 1985). | |||||||||
Loss position |
Previously recorded fate
- Sunk 5 Nov, 1942 in Northern Atlantic south-east Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position 58.08N, 33.13W by British aircraft (120 Sqdn.). (Postwar assessment)
Notes. This attack was against U-89 inflicting severe damage.
Wolfpack operations
U-132 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Endrass (12 Jun 1942 - 17 Jun 1942)
Panther (13 Oct 1942 - 19 Oct 1942)
Veilchen (20 Oct 1942 - 3 Nov 1942)
Attacks on this boat and other events
6 Jul 1942
At 06.50 hours, the boat was forced to dive by HMCS Drummondville shortly after torpedoing the Dinaric from convoy QS 15 in the St. Lawrence Seaway. U-132 had difficulty diving because of water layers in the river and was damaged by depth charges dropped by the minesweeper after a ramming attempt, but escaped after 11 hours with damaged ballast pumps and a leakage of 4 m³ (879 gallons) of fuel. (Sources: Hadley)
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-132 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
Eagle and Swastika |
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