Ships hit by U-586
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| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 9 Feb, 1942 | U-586 | Dietrich von der Esch |  | Anna Knudsen (d.) | 9.057 |  | nw | |
| 2 Nov, 1942 | U-586 | Dietrich von der Esch | Empire Gilbert | 6.640 |  | br | ||
| 9 Mar, 1943 | U-586 | Dietrich von der Esch | Puerto Rican | 6.076 |  | am | RA-53 | |
| 21.773 | ||||||||
| 2 ships sunk (12.716 tons) and 1 ship damaged (9.057 tons).
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