U-590

Type

VIIC

Ordered

16 Jan 1940

Laid down

31 Oct 1940

Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 566)

Launched

6 Aug 1941

Commissioned

2 Oct 1941

Kptlt. Heinrich Müller-Edzards

Commanders

2 Oct 1941 - 7 Jun 1943	Heinrich Müller-Edzards
8 Jun 1943 - 9 Jul 1943	Oblt. Werner Krüer

Career

5 patrols

2 Oct 1941 - 1 Apr 1942 6. Flottille (training)
1 Apr 1942 - 9 Jul 1943 6. Flottille (front boat)

Successes

1 ship sunk for a total of 5,228 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 5,464 GRT

Fate

Sunk on 9 July, 1943 in the mid-Atlantic near the Amazon estuary, Brazil, in position 03.22N, 48.38W, by depth charges from a US Catalina aircraft (VP-94/P-1). 45 dead (all hands lost).

See the 2 ships hit by U-590 - View the 5 war patrols

Wolfpack operations

U-590 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Hecht (7 May 1942 - 18 Jun 1942)
   Blücher (12 Aug 1942 - 20 Aug 1942)
   Iltis (9 Sep 1942 - 23 Sep 1942)
   Neuland (8 Mar 1943 - 12 Mar 1943)
   Dranger (14 Mar 1943 - 20 Mar 1943)
   Seewolf (25 Mar 1943 - 30 Mar 1943)

General notes on this boat

4 May 1942. On 4 May, 1942 U-590 had to return to base due to technical problems.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-590 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.