Patrol info for U-593
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 1 Dec 1943 | Toulon | 13 Dec 1943 | Lost | 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 daily positions for all 13 days on this patrol.
Departure from Toulon on 1 Dec 1943.
2 Dec 1943 - 3 Dec 1943 - 4 Dec 1943 - 5 Dec 1943 - 6 Dec 1943 - 7 Dec 1943 - 8 Dec 1943 - 9 Dec 1943 - 10 Dec 1943 - 11 Dec 1943 - 12 Dec 1943 -
Sunk on 13 Dec 1943.
Ships hit by U-593 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 1943 | U-593 | Gerd Kelbling |  | HMS Tynedale (L 96) | 1,000 |  | br | KMS-34 |
| 12 Dec 1943 | U-593 | Gerd Kelbling | HMS Holcombe (L 56) | 1,087 | | br | KMS-34 | |
| 2,087 | ||||||||
2 ships sunk (2,087 tons). Legend | ||||||||
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Attacks on U-593 during this patrol
13 Dec 1943
At 00.30 hours the boat was attacked by Wellington aircraft MP816 (36 Sqdn RAF/B, pilot F/O C.F. Parker) northeast of Bone during the Swamp operation that followed the sinking of HMS Tynedale and HMS Holcombe by U-593 on 12 December. The aircraft approached the U-boat after a radar contact but the Leigh Light failed and it was hit in the port wing and tailplane by very accurate AA fire. The rear gunner fired 600 rounds at U-593 and a sighting report was made that led to her sinking by the US destroyer USS Wainwright and the British escort destroyer HMS Calpe. The damaged Wellington landed safely at Bone. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)
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