German submarine U-132 (1941)

U-132 returns to La Pallice
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-132
Ordered	7 August 1939
Builder	Vegesacker Werft GmbH, Bremen-Vegesack
Yard number	11
Laid down	10 August 1940
Launched	10 April 1941
Commissioned	29 May 1941
Fate	Sunk, 4 November 1942
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged
Length	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels) 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) 1 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun
Service record
Part of:	3rd U-boat Flotilla 29 May 1941 – 4 November 1942
Identification codes:	M 41 284
Commanders:	Kptlt. Ernst Vogelsang 29 May 1941 – 4 November 1942
Operations:	4 patrols: 1st patrol: a. 7 September – 21 October 1941 b. 25 – 30 October 1941 2nd patrol: 15 January – 8 February 1942 3rd patrol: 10 June – 16 August 1942 4th patrol: 6 October – 4 November 1942
Victories:	7 merchant ships sunk (32,356 GRT) 1 warship sunk (2,216 tons) 1 auxiliary warship sunk (557 GRT) 1 merchant ship total loss (4,367 GRT) 1 merchant ship damaged (6,690 GRT)

German submarine U-132 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 10 August 1940 by Vegesacker Werft, Bremen-Vegesack as yard number 11, launched on 10 April 1941 and commissioned on 29 May that year under Kapitänleutnant Ernst Vogelsang.

In four patrols, U-132 sank ten ships for a total of 37,280 gross register tons (GRT) and 2,216 tons.^[1] She was a member of three wolfpacks. The submarine was lost after an attack on Convoy SC-107 in November 1942.