Patrol info for U-596
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 8 Aug 1942 | Bergen | 3 Oct 1942 | St. Nazaire | 57 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Gunter Jahn |
1WO Ltn. Günther Heinrich |
2WO Ltn. Ernst Fischer |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-596
We have daily positions for all 57 days on this patrol.
Departure from Bergen on 8 Aug 1942.
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Arrival at St. Nazaire on 3 Oct 1942.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-596 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Lohs (11 Aug 1942 - 22 Sep 1942)
Ships hit by U-596 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 1942 | U-596 | Gunter Jahn |  | Suecia | 4,966 |  | sw | SC-95 | A |
| 20 Sep 1942 | U-596 | Gunter Jahn | Empire Hartebeeste | 5,676 |  | br | SC-100 | B | |
| 10,642 | |||||||||
2 ships sunk (10,642 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-596 during this patrol
24 Aug 1942
U-596 was forced to dive at 21.08 hrs after reporting the position of convoy ONS 122 on being sighted ahead of the convoy to starboard by HNoMS Potentilla. HNoMS Potentilla approached in company with HMS Viscount, which obtained an Asdic contact and made a Hedgehog attack at 21.42 hrs, which failed because it was fired five seconds too late. The destroyer then returned to the convoy after dropping a single heavy depth charge after the contact was lost. U-596 was not damaged, but unintentionally dived to 190m (623 ft) when the linkage to a flooding valve jammed. (Sources: ADM reports, KTB U-596)
30 Sep 1942
U-596 was attacked by an aircraft in the North Atlantic and suffered severe damage. She managed to reach base at St. Nazaire on 3 October.
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Men lost from U-boats
30 Aug 1942 |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.