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Patrol info for U-586

Date lookup for 28 Oct 1942


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
13 Oct 1942Harstad5 Nov 1942Skjomenfjord24 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Dietrich von der Esch

Patrol description
A patrol in the Norwegian Sea that was hampered by bad weather in the beginning and eventually shorter than planned due to mechanical troubles with the exhaust valves, but a special task to reconnoiter Jan Mayen was carried out as ordered on 28/29 October.

U-586's position on 28 Oct 1942

Ships hit by U-586 on this date

General Events during this patrol

1942

28 Oct 1942. U-586 made a ground reconnaissance of Jan Mayen Island in Mary Muss Bay.

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