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German Submarine U-32 (S182)
''U-32'' (S182) is a Type 212A submarine of the German Navy, the second of her class to enter service. ''U-32'' was built by the German Submarine Consortium at the shipyards of Thyssen Nordseewerke of Emden and Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft at Kiel. She was launched on 4 December 2003, and was commissioned in a joint ceremony with her sister ship by the German Minister of Defence, Peter Struck, in Eckernförde on 19 October 2005. ''U-32'' is propelled by one diesel engine and an electric motor driven by two fuel cells and features a cavitation-free screw, making her virtually undetectable. ''U-32'' was the first non-nuclear submarine to stay submerged for two weeks. Korvettenkapitän () is the lowest ranking senior officer in a number of Germanic-speaking navies. Austro-Hungary Belgium Germany Korvettenkapitän, short: KKpt/in lists: KK, () is the lowest senior officer rank () in the German Navy. Address The offici ... Michael Bornholt is ''U-32''s commanding offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unterseeboot U-32
U-boats were naval submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars. Although at times they were efficient fleet weapons against enemy naval warships, they were most effectively used in an economic warfare role (commerce raiding) and enforcing a naval blockade against enemy shipping. The primary targets of the U-boat campaigns in both wars were the merchant convoys bringing supplies from Canada and other parts of the British Empire, and from the United States, to the United Kingdom and (during the Second World War) to the Soviet Union and the Allied territories in the Mediterranean. German submarines also destroyed Brazilian merchant ships during World War II, causing Brazil to declare war on both Germany and Italy on 22 August 1942. The term is an anglicised version of the German word ''U-Boot'' , a shortening of ''Unterseeboot'' ('under-sea-boat'), though the German term refers to any submarine. Austro-Hungarian Navy submarines were also known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
