Patrol info for U-593
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 27 Jul 1943 | Toulon | 8 Aug 1943 | Toulon | 13 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Gerd Kelbling |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-593
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We have 6 daily positions for the 13 days U-593 was at sea.
Departure from Toulon on 27 Jul 1943.
28 Jul 1943 - 29 Jul 1943 - 30 Jul 1943 - 31 Jul 1943 - 1 Aug 1943 - 2 Aug 1943 - 3 Aug 1943 - 4 Aug 1943 - 5 Aug 1943 - 6 Aug 1943 - 7 Aug 1943 -
Arrival at Toulon on 8 Aug 1943.
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
5 Aug 1943
At 14.55 hours, the boat was attacked by 3 American P-40 Warhawk fighters (USAAF, 325th FG) off Sardinia in the Mediterranean. The boat suffered a number of machine gun hits in the bridge area and returned to Toulon 3 days later. (Sources: Book "Checkertail Clan, the 325th Fighter Group in North Africa and Italy": pages 28-29.
Dr. Axel Niestle via e-mail on 23 April, 2006.)
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