Patrol info for U-559
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 29 Sep 1942 | Messina | 30 Oct 1942 | Lost | 32 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Hans Heidtmann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-559
We have daily positions for all 32 days on this patrol.
Departure from Messina on 29 Sep 1942.
30 Sep 1942 - 1 Oct 1942 - 2 Oct 1942 - 3 Oct 1942 - 4 Oct 1942 - 5 Oct 1942 - 6 Oct 1942 - 7 Oct 1942 - 8 Oct 1942 - 9 Oct 1942 - 10 Oct 1942 - 11 Oct 1942 - 12 Oct 1942 - 13 Oct 1942 - 14 Oct 1942 - 15 Oct 1942 - 16 Oct 1942 - 17 Oct 1942 - 18 Oct 1942 - 19 Oct 1942 - 20 Oct 1942 - 21 Oct 1942 - 22 Oct 1942 - 23 Oct 1942 - 24 Oct 1942 - 25 Oct 1942 - 26 Oct 1942 - 27 Oct 1942 - 28 Oct 1942 - 29 Oct 1942 -
Sunk on 30 Oct 1942.
Ships hit by U-559 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 1942 | U-559 | Hans Heidtmann | Bringhi (t.) | 200 |  | ag | A | ||
| 200 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (200 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1942
30 Oct 1942. The sinking boat was boarded by three men from HMS Petard who had swum over to her. Two of them went down with the wreck when it foundered, but they had managed to pass out the Enigma code machine, with the current rotor settings, and the cipher books. This allowed the Allies to read naval traffic for several weeks and crack Enigma codes thereafter.
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Attacks on U-559 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-559 duing this patrol (prior to its loss).
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.