Patrol info for U-558
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 8 May 1943 | Brest | 20 Jul 1943 | Lost | 74 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Günther Krech |
U-558's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #30
ms = 48.24N04.30W,46.57N06.15W,46.57N09.15W,46.57N12.15W,46.57N13.45W,47.51N16.45W,47.51N21.15W,47.51N24.15W,48.45N27.15W,49.39N30.15W,49.39N33.15W,49.39N31.45W,51.27N37.45W,53.15N40.45W,54.09N40.45W,52.21N30.15W,50.33N33.15W,50.33N31.45W,47.51N33.15W,44.15N36.15W,42.27N39.42W,40.39N40.54W,38.51N42.06W,37.57N43.18W,37.03N43.18W, 37.03N 43.18W, 37.03N 43.18W, 37.03N 43.18W, 36.09N 43.18W, 37.03N 40.54W, 37.03N 40.54W, 37.03N 40.54W, 37.03N 40.54W, 37.03N 40.54W, 37.03N 40.54W, 36.09N 44.30W, 35.15N 44.30W, 32.33N 45.42W, 31.39N 48.06W, 31.39N 48.06W, 31.39N 48.06W, 31.39N 48.06W, 31.39N 48.06W, 31.39N 48.06W, 31.39N 48.06W, 31.39N 44.30W, 37.57N 32.30W, 32.33N 38.30W, 33.27N 34.54W, 33.27N 33.42W, 33.27N 32.30W, 33.27N 33.42W, 33.27N 32.30W, 33.27N 28.54W, 36.09N 25.18W, 35.15N 24.06W, 36.09N 21.42W, 36.09N 18.06W, 37.03N 15.42W, 37.03N 06.06W, 37.03N 14.30W, 37.57N 10.54W, 37.57N 10.54W, 37.57N 10.54W, 38.51N 09.42W, 38.51N 09.42W, 39.45N 10.54W, 40.39N 12.06W, 42.27N 12.06W, 42.27N 10.54W, 43.21N 12.15W, 44.15N 10.54W,45.10N09.42W
We have 73 daily positions for the 74 days U-558 was at sea.
Ships hit by U-558 during this patrol
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No ships hit by U-558 on this patrol.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-558 during this patrol
14 Jul 1943
The boat was attacked by a British Wellington aircraft (179 Sqdn RAF/M) off Lisbon. AA fire damaged the aircraft, which dropped depth charges without damaging U-558. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)
17 Jul 1943
The boat was attacked by a British Liberator aircraft (224 Sqdn RAF/P, pilot W/C A.E. Clouston, DFC, AFC) off Porto. The aircraft used radar to attack U-558 in bad weather and dropped 24 35lb A/S bombs from 300 feet that straddled the boat. The remaining bombs hung up in a second attack and the boat escaped with minor damages by crash-diving. AA fire and splinters from its own bombs had hit the Liberator 31 times in the wings, fuselages and the engines. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)
20 Jul 1943
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:American B-24 Liberator (19 A/S Sqdn USAAF/B, pilot Lt H.E. Dyment)
The aircraft was apparently lost with its crew of 10 men after attacking the inbound U-558 with depth charges in the Bay of Biscay. The boat was sunk shortly afterwards in further air attacks. She had been attacked by 5 aircraft within one week, shooting down one and damaging three others. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)
20 Jul 1943
The sinking of U-558Around midday, the inbound boat was attacked by an American B-24 Liberator (19 A/S Sqdn USAAF/F, pilot Lt C.F. Gallimeir) in the Bay of Biscay. AA fire stopped the port inner engine, but the pilot had dropped seven depth charges that badly damaged the boat and left her unable to dive. While the damaged Liberator was heading home, the British Halifax aircraft DT642 (58 Sqdn RAF/H, pilot F/L G.A. Sawtell) attacked the boat and sank U-558 with depth charges. The commander, the II.WO and three ratings were the only survivors. On 24 July, they were spotted and reported by a Liberator aircraft, piloted by S/L T.M. Bulloch and were picked up the next day by HMCS Athabaskan. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)
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