Patrol info for U-558
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 29 Jul 1942 | Brest | 16 Oct 1942 | Brest | 80 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Günther Krech |
WO Ltn. Peter Sues |
WO Hilmar-Karl Schreyer |
U-558's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #32
ms = 48.24N04.30W,46.57N06.15W,46.57N09.15W,46.57N12.15W,46.57N15.15W,45.09N19.45W,44.15N22.45W,43.21N27.15W,42.27N30.06W,41.33N32.30W,41.33N33.42W,39.45N34.54W,37.57N38.30W,36.09N42.06W,34.21N44.30W,25.21N78.51W,24.27N81.33W,23.33N83.21W,31.39N56.30W,29.51N57.42W,28.03N60.06W,27.09N62.30W,24.27N64.27W,25.21N66.15W,23.33N68.57W,21.45N72.33W,19.57N74.21W,17.46N75.52W,16.21N77.03W,17.15N79.45W,19.03N82.27W,20.51N85.09W,20.51N86.57W,22.39N85.09W,21.45N85.09W,20.51N86.57W,21.45N85.09W,19.57N83.21W,18.09N81.33W,13.39N81.33W,16.21N76.09W,12.45N70.45W,15.27N71.39W,14.33N68.57W,13.39N67.09W,12.45N64.27W,12.07N63.32W,11.51N62.39W,10.57N60.51W,10.30N60.15W,09.09N59.03W,08.15N59.03W,08.15N58.09W,10.03N57.15W,11.51N56.21W,12.45N54.33W,14.33N57.15W,13.39N58.09W,10.57N58.09W,11.51N57.15W,13.39N55.27W,20.51N52.45W,22.39N50.57W,25.21N50.03W,27.09N49.18W,28.03N45.42W,29.51N43.18W,30.45N39.42W,31.39N36.06W,33.27N32.30W,33.27N30.06W,36.09N15.42W,36.09N24.06W,37.03N21.42W,39.45N19.18W,44.15N16.45W,46.03N15.15W,46.03N10.45W,46.03N07.45W,48.24N04.30W
We have daily positions for all 80 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-558 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 1942 | U-558 | Günther Krech |  | Amakura | 1,987 |  | br | WAT-15 |
| 13 Sep 1942 | U-558 | Günther Krech | Empire Lugard | 7,241 | | br | TAG-5 | |
| 13 Sep 1942 | U-558 | Günther Krech | | Suriname | 7,915 |  | nl | TAG-5 |
| 13 Sep 1942 | U-558 | Günther Krech | | Vilja (t.) | 6,672 |  | nw | TAG-5 |
| 16 Sep 1942 | U-558 | Günther Krech | | Commercial Trader | 2,606 |  | am | |
| 26,421 | ||||||||
5 ships sunk (26,421 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #42
ms = 17.46N75.52W,12.07N63.32W,12.15N62.52W,10.30N60.15W
We have 4 positions of the 5 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-558 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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