Patrol info for U-589
Date lookup for 13 Sep 1942
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 9 Sep 1942 | Narvik | 14 Sep 1942 | Lost | 6 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 KrvKpt. Hans-Joachim Horrer |
U-589's position on 13 Sep 1942
Ships hit by U-589 on this date
General Events during this patrol
1942
13 Sep 1942. U-589 rescued the crew of the Heinkel He111H-6 WNr 7567 (I./KG 26, 1H+NK) in the Greenland Sea about 100 miles south-west of Spitsbergen at 1715hrs. The airmen were all lost when the U-boat was sunk with all hands the next day while operating against the convoy PQ-18.
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