Patrol info for U-588
Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
8 Jan 1942 | Kiel | 30 Jan 1942 | Lorient | 23 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Kptlt. Victor Vogel |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-588
We have 22 daily positions for the 23 days U-588 was at sea.
Departure from Kiel on 8 Jan 1942.
9 Jan 1942 - 10 Jan 1942 - 11 Jan 1942 - 12 Jan 1942 - 13 Jan 1942 - 14 Jan 1942 - 15 Jan 1942 - 16 Jan 1942 - 17 Jan 1942 - 18 Jan 1942 - 19 Jan 1942 - 20 Jan 1942 - 21 Jan 1942 - 22 Jan 1942 - 23 Jan 1942 - 24 Jan 1942 - 25 Jan 1942 - 26 Jan 1942 - 27 Jan 1942 - 28 Jan 1942 - 29 Jan 1942 -
Arrival at Lorient on 30 Jan 1942.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-588 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Robbe (15 Jan 1942 - 24 Jan 1942)
Ships hit by U-588 during this patrol
Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
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22 Jan 1942 | U-588 | Victor Vogel | Caledonian Monarch | 5,851 | br | SC-63 | A | ||
5,851 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (5,851 tons). Legend |
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-588 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.