U-585
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 8 Jan, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 1 Oct, 1940 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 561) | ||
| Launched | 9 Jul, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 28 Aug, 1941 | Kptlt. Ernst-Bernward Lohse | ||
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| Career | 3 patrols | 28 Aug, 1941 - 1 Dec, 1941 6. Flottille (training) 1 Dec, 1941 - 30 Mar, 1942 6. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 30 March, 1942 in the Barents Sea north of Murmansk, Russia, in position 70.00N, 34.00E, by a German mine which had drifted from the ´Bantos-A´ barrage. 44 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Previously recorded fate (Last revised by Claude Huan during January 1977). More on revised fates
The attack by the British destroyer HMS Fury on 29 March, 1942 in position 72.15N, 34.22E was actually against the U-378 causing no damage.
Attacks on this boat
24 Mar, 1942
On 24 March, 1942 U-585 was attacked by 3 enemy ships with depth charges, and was forced to return to base due to the resulting extensive damage.
1 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
5 Feb, 1942
The 21 year old Fähnrich zur See Eberhardt Vollmer (Crew 1940) was lost overboard in the south Barents Sea.
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 Running the Gauntlet, Pearce, Frank, 1989 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |