U-586
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 8 Jan, 1940 | |||||
| Laid down | 1 Oct, 1940 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 562) | ||||
| Launched | 10 Jul, 1941 | |||||
| Commissioned | 4 Sep, 1941 | Oblt. Dietrich von der Esch | ||||
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| Career | 12 patrols | 4 Sep, 1941 - 1 Jan, 1942 6. Flottille (training) 1 Jan, 1942 - 30 Jun, 1942 6. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jul, 1942 - 31 May, 1943 11. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jun, 1943 - 30 Sep, 1943 13. Flottille (front boat) 1 Oct, 1943 - 29 Feb, 1944 6. Flottille (front boat) 1 Mar, 1944 - 5 Jul, 1944 29. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | 2 ships sunk for a total of 12.716 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 9.057 GRT | |||||
| Fate | Sunk at 1230hrs on 5 July, 1944 near Toulon, in position 43.07N, 05.55E, by the attack of USAF Sq 233 B-24 aircraft. | |||||
See the 3 ships hit by U-586 - View the 12 war patrols
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-586 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |