U-582
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 8 Jan 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 25 Sep 1940 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 558) | ||
| Launched | 12 Jun 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 7 Aug 1941 | Kptlt. Werner Schulte | ||
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| Career | 4 patrols | 7 Aug 1941 - 31 Dec 1941 5. Flottille (training) 1 Jan 1942 - 5 Oct 1942 1. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 6 ships sunk for a total of 38,826 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 5 Oct, 1942 south-west of Iceland, in position 58.52N, 21.42W, by depth charges from an American Catalina aircraft (Sqdn VP-73/I). 46 dead (all hands lost). | |||
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Previously recorded fate
(Last revised by FDS/NHB during June 1987. More on revised fates.
The attack by a Hudson aircraft (RAF 269/N) on 5 Oct, 1942 in position 58.41N, 22.58W - formerly credited with the loss of this boat - actually caused the sinking of U-619.
Wolfpack operations
U-582 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Hai (8 Jul 1942 - 21 Jul 1942)
Luchs (1 Oct 1942 - 5 Oct 1942)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-582 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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