SM U-32 (Germany)

SM U-32 was a German Type U 31 U-boat of the Imperial German Navy. Her construction was ordered on 29 March 1912 and her keel was laid down on 8 November 1912 by Germaniawerft of Kiel. She was launched on 28 January 1914 and commissioned on 3 September 1914 under the command of Edgar von Spiegel von und zu Peckelsheim. On 1 February 1916 Spiegel was relieved by Kurt Hartwig who commanded the boat until 16 February 1918 when Karl Albrecht took over. Albrecht commanded her until her loss.

U-32 conducted 11 patrols, sinking 37 ships totalling 105,740 tons. On 9 January 1917, to the East of Malta, U-32 sank the British pre-dreadnought HMS Cornwallis (1901), with the loss of 15 lives.

Fate
On 8 May 1918 north-west of Malta she was shelled and then depth charged by HMS Wallflower and sunk with all hands, 41 dead.