Ships hit by U-588
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Please note that in the table below you can find a 'Map' column. This helps to find that particular attack on the map below.
| Date | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 1942 | Victor Vogel |  | Caledonian Monarch | 5,851 |  | br | SC-63 | A |
| 1 Mar 1942 | Victor Vogel | | Carperby | 4,890 | | br | ON-66 | B |
| 10 Mar 1942 | Victor Vogel | | Gulftrade | 6,776 |  | am | C | |
| 9 May 1942 | Victor Vogel | | Greylock (d.) | 7,460 | | am | D | |
| 10 May 1942 | Victor Vogel | | Kitty´s Brook | 4,031 | | br | E | |
| 17 May 1942 | Victor Vogel | Skottland | 2,117 |  | nw | F | ||
| 18 May 1942 | Victor Vogel | Fort Binger (d.) | 5,671 | | br | ONS-92 | G | |
| 22 May 1942 | Victor Vogel | | Plow City | 3,282 | | am | H | |
| 23 May 1942 | Victor Vogel | | Margot | 4,545 | | br | I | |
| 44,623 | ||||||||
7 ships sunk (31,492 tons) and 2 ships damaged (13,131 tons). Legend | ||||||||
In some cases the exact positions of losses are not known, those are not shown.
In other cases the posititions are too close and the markers overlap, not much we can do about that.