Patrol info for U-593
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 2 Mar 1942 | Kiel | 28 Mar 1942 | St. Nazaire | 27 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Gerd Kelbling |
1WO Oblt. Wolfgang Schreiner |
2WO Ltn. Hubertus Korndörfer |
WO Oblt. Hans Schrenk |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-593
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We have 25 daily positions for the 27 days U-593 was at sea.
Departure from Kiel on 2 Mar 1942.
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Arrival at St. Nazaire on 28 Mar 1942.
Ships hit by U-593 during this patrol
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General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-593 during this patrol
11 Mar 1942
At 21.26 hours, the boat was forced to dive by gunfire from HMS Lamerton about three miles ahead of the convoy PQ-13. Four attacks with 25 depth charges were then carried out by this destroyer and HNoMS Newport and the U-boat kept submerged until darkness. U-593 escaped with minor damage. (Sources: Ritschel/ADM199-1782)
12 Mar 1942
At 12.06 hours, the boat crash dived when attacked by a British Hudson aircraft (224 Sqdn RAF/E) in the vicinity of convoy PQ-13. U-593 was not damaged by the three 250lb depth charges dropped ahead of the diving U-boat. (Sources: Ritschel/ADM 199-1782)
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