U-584

Type

VIIC

Ordered

8 Jan, 1940

Laid down

1 Oct, 1940

Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 560)

Launched

26 Jun, 1941

Commissioned

21 Aug, 1941

Kptlt. Joachim Deecke

Commanders

21 Aug, 1941 - 31 Oct, 1943	Kptlt. Joachim Deecke
20 Dec, 1942 - 11 Feb, 1943	Kurt Nölke

Career

10 patrols

21 Aug, 1941 - 30 Nov, 1941 5. Flottille (training)
1 Dec, 1941 - 31 Oct, 1943 1. Flottille (front boat)

Successes

3 ships sunk for a total of 18.478 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 206 tons

Fate

Sunk 31 Oct, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 49.14N, 31.55W, by a Fido homing torpedo from 3 Avenger aircraft (VC-9) of the US escort carrier USS Card. 53 dead (all hands lost).

See the 4 ships hit by U-584 - View the 10 war patrols

Wolfpack operations

U-584 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Stier (2 Sep, 1942 - 14 Sep, 1942)
   Letzte Ritter (30 Sep, 1942 - 2 Oct, 1942)
   Falke (31 Dec, 1942 - 22 Jan, 1943)
   Landknecht (22 Jan, 1943 - 28 Jan, 1943)
   Hartherz (4 Feb, 1943 - 7 Feb, 1943)
   Lowenherz (3 Apr, 1943 - 7 Apr, 1943)
   Lerche (11 Apr, 1943 - 13 Apr, 1943)
   Specht (27 Apr, 1943 - 4 May, 1943)
   Fink (4 May, 1943 - 6 May, 1943)
   Elbe I (11 May, 1943 - 13 May, 1943)
   Leuthen (2 Sep, 1943 - 24 Sep, 1943)

Attacks on this boat

7 Sep, 1943
The attack on 7 Sept, 1943 in the Bay of Biscay northwest of Cape Ortegal, Spain, in position 43.36N, 10.13W, by depth charges from a Canadian aircraft (RCAF-Sqdn. 407) is often credited with sinking the U-669.

This attack was actually against U-584 inflicting no damages.

10 Oct, 1943
One man was lost in the North Atlantic. (Thus only 52 men were onboard when the boat was sunk 3 weeks later, instead of 53 like in most sources)

2 recorded attacks on this boat.

General notes on this boat

Saboteur landings in America
The boat departed Brest, France for a very special patrol on 25 May, 1942. On 18 June, after crossing the Atlantic (submerged by day, surfaced at night) they landed a saboteur team of 4 men on the shore just south of Jacksonville, Florida. This was one of two such teams that landed within a week of each other on the US east coast; the other team came aboard U-202. They were to be the first of many such planned operations. The boat then returned safely to Brest on 22 July.

Men lost from the boat

10 Oct, 1943
One man was lost in the North Atlantic. (Thus only 52 men were onboard when the boat was sunk 3 weeks later, instead of 53 like in most sources)

Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -