Patrol info for U-596
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 8 Aug 1942 | Bergen | 3 Oct 1942 | St. Nazaire | 57 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Gunter Jahn |
1WO Ltn. Günther Heinrich |
2WO Ltn. Ernst Fischer |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-596
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We have daily positions for all 57 days on this patrol.
Departure from Bergen on 8 Aug 1942.
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Arrival at St. Nazaire on 3 Oct 1942.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-596 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Lohs (11 Aug 1942 - 22 Sep 1942)
Ships hit by U-596 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 1942 | U-596 | Gunter Jahn |  | Suecia | 4,966 |  | sw | SC-95 |
| 20 Sep 1942 | U-596 | Gunter Jahn | Empire Hartebeeste | 5,676 |  | br | SC-100 | |
| 10,642 | ||||||||
2 ships sunk (10,642 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-596 during this patrol
24 Aug 1942
At 21.08 hours, the boat had to dive after reporting the convoy ONS-122 because HNoMS Potentilla had seen her on the starboard bow of the convoy and approached together with HMS Viscount, which obtained an Asdic contact and made a Hedgehog attack at 21.42 hours that failed because it was fired 5 seconds too late. The contact was lost afterwards and the destroyer returned to the convoy after dropping a single heavy depth charge. U-596 was not damaged but unintentionally dived to 190 meters when the linkage to a flood valve jammed. (Sources: ADM reports, KTB U-596)
30 Sep 1942
On 30 September, 1942 U-596 was attacked by an aircraft in the North Atlantic and suffered severe damage. She managed to reach base at St. Nazaire on 3 October.
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Men lost from U-boats
30 Aug 1942 |
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