German submarine U-432
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German submarine U-432 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
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Name | U-432 |
Ordered | 23 September 1939 |
Builder | Schichau-Werke, Danzig |
Yard number | 1473 |
Laid down | 14 January 1940 |
Launched | 3 February 1941 |
Commissioned | 26 April 1941 |
Fate | Sunk in mid-Atlantic by a French ship on 11 March 1943[1] |
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Class and type | Type VIIC submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 41 658 |
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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.