U-586
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 8 Jan 1940 | |||||
| Laid down | 1 Oct 1940 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 562) | ||||
| Launched | 10 Jul 1941 | |||||
| Commissioned | 4 Sep 1941 | Oblt. Dietrich von der Esch | ||||
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| Career | 13 patrols | 4 Sep 1941 - 1 Jan 1942 6. Flottille (training) 1 Jan 1942 - 30 Jun 1942 6. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jul 1942 - 31 May 1943 11. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jun 1943 - 30 Sep 1943 13. Flottille (front boat) 1 Oct 1943 - 29 Feb 1944 6. Flottille (front boat) 1 Mar 1944 - 5 Jul 1944 29. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | 2 ships sunk for a total of 12,716 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 9,057 GRT | |||||
| Fate | Sunk in the Missiessy East Quay at 1230hrs on 5 July, 1944 near Toulon, in position 43.07N, 05.55E, by bombs during an air raid on USAAF Sq 233 B-24 aircraft. | |||||
See the 3 ships hit by U-586 - View the 13 war patrols
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-586 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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