Patrol info for U-558
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 10 Feb 1942 | Brest | 11 Mar 1942 | Brest | 30 days |
Commander | Officers * | |||
 Kptlt. Günther Krech |
1WO Hans-Heinrich Baden |
WO Hilmar-Karl Schreyer |
WO Ltn. Peter Sues |
WO training Hubert Verpoorten |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-558
We have daily positions for all 30 days on this patrol.
Departure from Brest on 10 Feb 1942.
11 Feb 1942 - 12 Feb 1942 - 13 Feb 1942 - 14 Feb 1942 - 15 Feb 1942 - 16 Feb 1942 - 17 Feb 1942 - 18 Feb 1942 - 19 Feb 1942 - 20 Feb 1942 - 21 Feb 1942 - 22 Feb 1942 - 23 Feb 1942 - 24 Feb 1942 - 25 Feb 1942 - 26 Feb 1942 - 27 Feb 1942 - 28 Feb 1942 - 1 Mar 1942 - 2 Mar 1942 - 3 Mar 1942 - 4 Mar 1942 - 5 Mar 1942 - 6 Mar 1942 - 7 Mar 1942 - 8 Mar 1942 - 9 Mar 1942 - 10 Mar 1942 -
Arrival at Brest on 11 Mar 1942.
Ships hit by U-558 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1942 | U-558 | Günther Krech |  | Anadara (d.) | 8,009 |  | br | ONS-67 | A |
| 24 Feb 1942 | U-558 | Günther Krech | | Inverarder | 5,578 | | br | ONS-67 | B |
| 24 Feb 1942 | U-558 | Günther Krech | Eidanger | 9,432 |  | nw | ONS-67 | C | |
| 23,019 | |||||||||
2 ships sunk (15,010 tons) and 1 ship damaged (8,009 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-558 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.