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U-587

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered16 Jan, 1940
Laid down 31 Oct, 1940 Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 563)
Launched23 Jul, 1941
Commissioned11 Sep, 1941Kptlt. Ulrich Borcherdt
Commanders
11 Sep, 1941 - 27 Mar, 1942  KrvKpt. Ulrich Borcherdt
Career2 patrols 11 Sep, 1941 - 1 Jan, 1942  6. Flottille (training)
1 Jan, 1942 - 27 Mar, 1942  6. Flottille (front boat)
Successes4 ships sunk for a total of 22.734 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 655 GRT
Fate

Sunk 27 March, 1942 in the North Atlantic, in position 47.21N, 21.39W, by depth charges from the British escort destroyers HMS Grove and HMS Aldenham, and the British destroyers HMS Volunteer and HMS Leamington. 42 dead (all hands lost).

See the 5 ships hit by U-587 - View the 2 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-587 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel

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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