U-598
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 16 Jan, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 11 Jan, 1941 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 574) | ||
| Launched | 2 Oct, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 27 Nov, 1941 | Oblt. Gottfried Holtorf | ||
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| Career | 4 patrols | 27 Nov, 1941 - 30 Jun, 1942 8. Flottille (training) 1 Jul, 1942 - 23 Jul, 1943 6. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 2 ships sunk for a total of 9.295 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 6.197 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 23 July, 1943 in the South Atlantic near Natal, in position 04.05S, 33.23W, by depth charges from two US Liberator aircraft (VB-107/B-6 sank the boat). 43 dead and 2 survivors. | |||
See the 3 ships hit by U-598 - View the 4 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-598 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Jaguar (12 Jan, 1943 - 23 Jan, 1943)
Sturmer (14 Mar, 1943 - 20 Mar, 1943)
Meise (20 Apr, 1943 - 27 Apr, 1943)
Men lost from the boat
5 Aug, 1942
While U-598 was refuelling in the Middle Atlantic by U-463 one of its men drowned during maintenance work on the hydroplanes and propellers. [Maschinenmaat Willi Bredereck]
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: Dark Sky, Deep Water, Franks, Norman, 1997 (transl.) 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 |