U-587
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 16 Jan, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 31 Oct, 1940 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 563) | ||
| Launched | 23 Jul, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 11 Sep, 1941 | Kptlt. Ulrich Borcherdt | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 11 Sep, 1941 - 1 Jan, 1942 6. Flottille (training) 1 Jan, 1942 - 27 Mar, 1942 6. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 4 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 Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
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 |