Patrol info for U-558
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 12 Apr, 1942 | Brest | 21 Jun, 1942 | Brest | 71 days |
Commander | Officers * | |||
 Kptlt. Günther Krech |
1WO Rudolf Friedrich |
WO Peter Sues |
WO Hilmar-Karl Schreyer |
WO training Hubert Verpoorten |
U-558's daily positions during the patrol
We have 70 daily positions for the 71 days U-558 was at sea.
Ships hit by U-558 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 12 May, 1942 | U-558 | Günther Krech |  | HMS Bedfordshire (FY 141) | 913 |  | br | |
| 18 May, 1942 | U-558 | Günther Krech | | Fauna | 1.254 |  | nl | |
| 21 May, 1942 | U-558 | Günther Krech | | Troisdoc | 1.925 |  | ca | |
| 23 May, 1942 | U-558 | Günther Krech | William Boyce Thompson (d.) | 7.061 |  | am | ||
| 25 May, 1942 | U-558 | Günther Krech | Beatrice | 3.451 | | am | ||
| 27 May, 1942 | U-558 | Günther Krech | | Jack | 2.622 | | am | |
| 2 Jun, 1942 | U-558 | Günther Krech | | Triton | 2.078 | | nl | |
| 19.304 | ||||||||
| 6 ships sunk (12.243 tons) and 1 ship damaged (7.061 tons).
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have positions of the 7 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-558 during this patrol *
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We have no recorded attacks on U-558 during this patrol. If you believe we have omitted an attack on U-558 please let us know. |
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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