Patrol info for U-587
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 12 Feb, 1942 | St. Nazaire | 27 Mar, 1942 | Lost | 44 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Ulrich Borcherdt |
U-587's daily positions during the patrol
We have 31 daily positions for the 44 days U-587 was at sea.
Ships hit by U-587 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 24 Feb, 1942 | U-587 | Ulrich Borcherdt |  | Anadara | 8.009 |  | br | ONS-67 |
| 6 Mar, 1942 | U-587 | Ulrich Borcherdt | | Hans Egede | 900 |  | go | |
| 8 Mar, 1942 | U-587 | Ulrich Borcherdt | HMS Northern Princess (4.06) | 655 | | br | ||
| 9 Mar, 1942 | U-587 | Ulrich Borcherdt | | Lily | 5.719 |  | gr | ONS-68 |
| 23 Mar, 1942 | U-587 | Ulrich Borcherdt | Diala | 8.106 | | br | ON-52 | |
| 23.389 | ||||||||
| 5 ships sunk (23.389 tons).
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have positions of the 5 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-587 during this patrol *
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We have no recorded attacks on U-587 during this patrol (prior to its loss). If you believe we have omitted an attack on U-587 please let us know. |
Men lost from U-boats
According to our records there were no men lost from U-587 during this patrol (prior to its loss). |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.