U-585

Type

Sunk on or about 30 March 1942 in the Barents Sea north-east of Rybachy Peninsula, in approx. position 70.00N, 34.00E, by a drifting mine from the German barrage Bantos-A. 44 dead (all hands lost). (Claude Huan, January 1977).

Loss position

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U-585 left Kirkenes to operate against convoy PQ-13, sent its last radio message from approx. position 71.05N/34.00E on 29 March 1942 and was posted as missing on 5 April 1942 after it failed to report its position. In absence of an Allied attack to account for its loss, the U-boat was probably lost to one of many mines that drifted from the German defensive barrage Bantos-A that had been laid on 20 March 1942.

Previously recorded fate

Sunk by the British destroyer HMS Fury on 29 March, 1942 in position 72.15N, 34.22E. (Postwar assessment, January 1977)
Notes. This attack was actually against U-378 causing no damage.
Sunk by the Soviet destroyer Gremyashchiy on 30 March, 1942 in position 69.36N, 34.03E.
Notes. This attack was actually against U-435 causing no damage.

Wolfpack operations

U-585 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Eiswolf (29 Mar 1942 - 30 Mar 1942)

Attacks on this boat and other events

24 Mar 1942
On 24 March 1942 U-585 was depth charged by 3 enemy ships and was forced to return to base due to damage to all forward torpedo tubes.

29 Mar 1942
06.50 hrs, Varangerfjord, Norway: Russian submarine M-171 fired both of its torpedoes from a distance of about 1800m at an outbound U-boat and claimed a hit after hearing a detonation. This must have been U-585, which did not report any attack. (Sources: Rohwer)

2 recorded attacks on this boat.