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
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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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 1942 | U-559 | Hans Heidtmann | Bringhi (t.) | 200 |  | ag | ||
| 200 | ||||||||
1 ship sunk (200 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1942
30 Oct 1942. The boat was boarded by 3 men who had swum over to the sinking wreck. They went into the boat and captured several vital secret documents which greatly helped (some say, enabled) to break the German Enigma code machine. 2 of the 3 drowned inside the boat while still handing out files.
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Attacks on U-559 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-559 during this patrol (prior to its loss).
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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