Английская Википедия:German submarine U-588
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsШаблон:Infobox service recordGerman submarine U-588 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
She carried out four patrols, was a member of two wolfpacks, sank seven ships of Шаблон:GRT and damaged two vessels of Шаблон:GRT.
The boat was sunk by depth charges dropped by Canadian warships, east northeast of St.Johns on 31 July 1942.
Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-588 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-588 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 submarine was laid down on 31 October 1940 at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg as yard number 564, launched on 23 July 1941 and commissioned on 18 September under the command of Kapitänleutnant Viktor Vogel.
She served with the 6th U-boat Flotilla from 18 September 1941 for training and stayed with that organization for operations until her loss, from 1 January until 31 July 1942.
First patrol
U-588Шаблон:'s first patrol began when she left Kiel on 8 January 1942 and headed for the Atlantic Ocean via the gap separating the Faroe and Shetland Islands. She sank Caledonian Monarch on the 22nd, Шаблон:Convert north northwest of Lewis. There was some confusion over the ships' fate; she was reported missing on the seventh, considered lost on the 14th, but it was not known if her loss was due to the weather or enemy action.
The U-boat arrived at Lorient in occupied France, on 30 January.
Second patrol
The boat's second foray took her toward the Canadian east coast, where she sank Caperby on 1 March 1942 about Шаблон:Convert southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
She sank Gulftrade on 10 March, just Шаблон:Convert off the Barnegat Light. The ship was loaded with 80,000 barrels of 'Bunker C' oil. She broke in two on the impact of the torpedo, but the resulting fire was quickly extinguished by the high seas.
Third patrol
Staying inshore, U-588 damaged Greylock on 9 May 1942 about Шаблон:Convert from the Sambro Lightship, (itself off Halifax Harbour).
The next day, she sank Kitty's Brook Шаблон:Convert southeast of Cape Sable, Nova Scotia.
A steady stream of successes followed; i.e. Skottland on 17 May, Plow City on the 22nd and Margot on the 23rd. As far as Plow City was concerned, one survivor was taken aboard the U-boat for questioning but returned with cigarettes and rum. The German submariners also helped to right one of the ship's lifeboats. U-588 also damaged Fort Binger on 18 May 1942.
Fourth patrol and loss
By now based at St Nazaire, which the submarine left on 19 July 1942, U-588 was sunk on the 31st by depth charges dropped by Canadian warships, the corvette Шаблон:HMCS and the destroyer Шаблон:HMCS east northeast of St. John's, Newfoundland.[1]
Forty-nine men died with U-588; there were no survivors.
Wolfpacks
U-588 took part in two wolfpacks, namely:
- Robbe (15 – 24 January 1942)
- Pirat (29 – 31 July 1942)
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 January 1942 | Caledonian Monarch | Шаблон:Flag | 5,851 | Sunk |
| 1 March 1942 | Caperby | Шаблон:Flag | 4,890 | Sunk |
| 10 March 1942 | Gulftrade | Шаблон:Flag | 6,776 | Sunk |
| 9 May 1942 | Greylock | Шаблон:Flag | 7,460 | Damaged |
| 10 May 1942 | Kitty's Brook | Шаблон:Flag | 4,031 | Sunk |
| 17 May 1942 | Skottland | Шаблон:Flag | 2,117 | Sunk |
| 18 May 1942 | Fort Binger | Шаблон:Flag | 5,671 | Damaged |
| 22 May 1942 | Plow City | Шаблон:Flag | 3,282 | Sunk |
| 22 May 1942 | Margot | Шаблон:Flag | 4,545 | Sunk |
References
Bibliography
External links
Шаблон:German Type VII submarines Шаблон:July 1942 shipwrecks
- ↑ The Times Atlas of the World - Third edition, revised 1995, Шаблон:ISBN, p. 55
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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