Unterseeboot 32 (1914)

The first Unterseeboot 32 (U-32) was a Type U-31 U-boat of the Kaiserliche Marine.

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 Spiegel von und zu Peckelsheim. On 1 February 1916 Spiegel was relieved by Kurt Hartwig who commanded the boat until 16 February 1918 when Kurt Albrecht took over. Albrecht commanded her until her loss.

U-32 conducted 11 patrols, sinking 37 ships totalling 105,740 tons. On 8 May 1918 northwest of Malta she was shelled and then depth charged by HMS Wildflower and sunk with all hands — 41 dead.