U-596
Type | VIIC | |||||||
| Ordered | 16 Jan 1940 | |||||||
| Laid down | 4 Jan 1941 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 572) | ||||||
| Launched | 17 Sep 1941 | |||||||
| Commissioned | 13 Nov 1941 | Kptlt. Gunter Jahn (Knights Cross) | ||||||
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| Career | 12 patrols | 13 Nov 1941 - 30 Jun 1942 8. Flottille (training) 1 Jul 1942 - 18 Nov 1942 3. Flottille (front boat) 19 Nov 1942 - 24 Sep 1944 29. Flottille (front boat) | ||||||
| Successes | 12 ships sunk for a total of 41,411 GRT 1 warship sunk for a total of 246 tons 2 ships damaged for a total of 14,180 GRT | |||||||
| Fate | Scuttled on 24 Sept, 1944 in the Mediterranean in Skaramanga Bay, near Salamis in position 37.59N, 23.34E, after being damaged by US bombs. 1 dead, unknown number of survivors. | |||||||
See the 15 ships hit by U-596 - View the 12 war patrols
Wreck blown up 30 Sept, 1944 (?).
Wolfpack operations
U-596 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Lachs (15 Aug 1942 - 27 Sep 1942)
Delphin (10 Nov 1942 - 13 Nov 1942)
Attacks on this boat
30 Sep 1942
On 30 September, 1942 U-596 was attacked by an aircraft in the North Atlantic and suffered severe damages. She managed to reach base at St. Nazaire on 3 October.
1 recorded attack on this boat.
General notes on this boat
28 Jun 1942. On 28 June, 1942 a battery explosion on U-596 forced the boat to return to base.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus but the date of fitting or sailing date with the equipment is unknown. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from the boat
30 Aug 1942
In the North Atlantic U-596 lost a man overboard. [Fähnrich zur See Wolfgang Aldag]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
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