Patrol info for U-558
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 10 Feb, 1942 | Brest | 11 Mar, 1942 | Brest | 30 days |
Commander | Officers * | |||
 Kptlt. Günther Krech |
1WO Hans-Heinrich Baden |
WO Peter Sues |
WO Hilmar-Karl Schreyer |
WO training Hubert Verpoorten |
U-558's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 30 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-558 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 24 Feb, 1942 | U-558 | Günther Krech |  | Anadara (d.) | 8.009 |  | br | ONS-67 |
| 24 Feb, 1942 | U-558 | Günther Krech | Eidanger | 9.432 |  | nw | ONS-67 | |
| 24 Feb, 1942 | U-558 | Günther Krech | Inverarder | 5.578 | | br | ONS-67 | |
| 23.019 | ||||||||
| 2 ships sunk (15.010 tons) and 1 ship damaged (8.009 tons).
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have positions of the 3 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-558 during this patrol *
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Men lost from U-boats
According to our records there were no men lost from U-558 during this patrol. |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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