Английская Википедия:German submarine U-586
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German submarine U-586 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 1 October 1940 by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg as yard number 562, launched on 10 July 1941 and commissioned on 4 September 1941 under Kapitänleutnant Dietrich von der Esch.
Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-586 had a displacement of Шаблон:Convert when at the surface and Шаблон:Convert while submerged.Шаблон:Sfn She had a total length of Шаблон:Convert, a pressure hull length of Шаблон:Convert, a beam of Шаблон:Convert, a height of Шаблон:Convert, and a draught of Шаблон:Convert. The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of Шаблон:Convert for use while surfaced, two Brown, Boveri & Cie GG UB 720/8 double-acting electric motors producing a total of Шаблон:Convert for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two Шаблон:Convert propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of Шаблон:Convert and a maximum submerged speed of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn When submerged, the boat could operate for Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert; when surfaced, she could travel Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert. U-586 was fitted with five Шаблон:Convert torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one [[8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun|Шаблон:Convert SK C/35 naval gun]], 220 rounds, and a [[2 cm FlaK 30|Шаблон:Convert C/30]] anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.Шаблон:Sfn
Service history
The boat's service began on 4 September 1941 with training as part of the 6th U-boat Flotilla. She was transferred to the 11th U-boat Flotilla on 1 July 1942 and then to the 13th U-boat Flotilla on 1 June 1943. She returned to the 6th U-boat Flotilla a short while later on 1 October 1943, and then to her final assignment with 29th U-boat Flotilla in the Mediterranean.
In 13 patrols she sank two merchant ships for a total of Шаблон:GRT, plus one merchant ship damaged.
Wolfpacks
She took part in ten wolfpacks, namely:
- Robbe (15 – 24 January 1942)
- Greif (14 – 29 May 1942)
- Nebelkönig (27 July – 14 August 1942)
- Boreas (19 – 26 November 1942)
- Taifun (2 – 4 April 1943)
- Jahn (31 October – 2 November 1943)
- Tirpitz 3 (2 – 8 November 1943)
- Eisenhart 5 (9 – 15 November 1943)
- Schill 2 (17 – 22 November 1943)
- Weddigen (22 – 25 November 1943)
Fate
She was sunk whilst alongside at Missiessy East Quay, Toulon, France, by a USAAF air raid by B-24 Liberator bombers of 15th Air Force on 5 July 1944.
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 February 1942 | Anna Knudsen | Шаблон:Flag | 9,057 | Damaged |
| 2 November 1942 | Empire Gilbert | Шаблон:Flag | 6,640 | Sunk |
| 9 March 1943 | Puerto Rican | Шаблон:Flag | 6,076 | Sunk |
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