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U-596

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered16 Jan, 1940
Laid down 4 Jan, 1941 Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 572)
Launched17 Sep, 1941
Commissioned13 Nov, 1941Kptlt. Gunter Jahn (Knights Cross)
Commanders
13 Nov, 1941 - 27 Jul, 1943  Kptlt. Gunter Jahn (Knights Cross)
28 Jul, 1943 - Jul, 1944   Victor-Wilhelm Nonn
Jul, 1944 - 8 Sep, 1944  Oblt. Hans Kolbus
Career12 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)
Successes12 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 attacks on this boat.

General notes on this boat

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 -



German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel

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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998
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