Patrol info for U-574
Date lookup for 19 Dec 1941
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 8 Nov 1941 | Kiel | 19 Dec 1941 | Lost | 42 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Dietrich Gengelbach |
U-574's position on 19 Dec 1941
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-574 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Steuben (14 Nov 1941 - 1 Dec 1941)
Ships hit by U-574 on this date
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 1941 | U-574 | Dietrich Gengelbach |  | HMS Stanley (I 73) | 1,190 |  | br | HG-76 | A |
| 1,190 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (1,190 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1941
19 Dec 1941. U-574 sunk by ramming and depth charges from the British sloop HMS Stork in the North Atlantic off Punta Delgada, Portugal. According to British interrogation of survivors, U-574 s commander, Oblt Gengelbach only agreed to surface for the crew to escape after a violent argument with the Engineering Officer, OL Lorentz. It was claimed OL Lorentz then shot himself after commencing scuttling. Oblt Gengelbach was seen to go below from the bridge and went down with his boat.
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Attacks on U-574 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.