List of all U-boats
U-586
Type | VIIC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ordered | 8 Jan 1940 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Laid down | 1 Oct 1940 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 562) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Launched | 10 Jul 1941 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commissioned | 4 Sep 1941 | Oblt. Dietrich von der Esch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career 13 patrols |
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Successes | 2 ships sunk, total tonnage 12,716 GRT 1 ship damaged, total tonnage 9,057 GRT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fate |
Sunk at 1230hrs on 5 July 1944 at the Missiessy East Quay in Toulon, in position 43.07N, 05.55E, by bombs during a US air raid (15th AF). Wreck broken up in 1947. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-586 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Robbe (15 Jan 1942 - 24 Jan 1942)
Greif (14 May 1942 - 29 May 1942)
Nebelkönig (27 Jul 1942 - 14 Aug 1942)
Boreas (19 Nov 1942 - 26 Nov 1942)
Taifun (2 Apr 1943 - 4 Apr 1943)
Jahn (31 Oct 1943 - 2 Nov 1943)
Tirpitz 3 (2 Nov 1943 - 8 Nov 1943)
Eisenhart 5 (9 Nov 1943 - 15 Nov 1943)
Schill 2 (17 Nov 1943 - 22 Nov 1943)
Weddigen (22 Nov 1943 - 25 Nov 1943)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-586 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
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