U 572
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Type : | VII C |
Field Post Number : | M-00 412 |
Shipyard: | Blohm & Voss , Hamburg |
Construction contract: | October 24, 1939 |
Keel laying: | June 15, 1940 |
Launch: | April 5, 1941 |
Commissioning: | May 29, 1941 |
Commanders: |
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Calls: | 9 patrols |
Sinkings: |
6 ships (19,323 GRT) |
Whereabouts: | Sunk on August 3, 1943 northeast of Trinidad |
U 572 was a submarine from the Type VII C , which in World War II by the German navy was used.
history
The order for the boat was awarded to Blohm & Voss , Hamburg , on October 24, 1939 . The keel was laid on June 15, 1940 and the launch in April 1941. The commissioning under Lieutenant Heinz Hirsacker took place on May 29, 1941.
U 572 undertook nine patrols during its service, during which six ships were sunk and one damaged.
Use statistics
Patrol | Port of departure | date | Port of entry | return | commander | Sinkings |
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1. | Trondheim | September 2, 1941 | Lorient | October 2, 1941 | Captain Heinz Hirsacker | |
2. | Lorient | October 30, 1941 | Brest | November 29, 1941 | Kptlt. Heinz Hirsacker | |
3. | Brest | January 7, 1942 | Brest | February 10, 1942 | Kptlt. Heinz Hirsacker | |
4th | Brest | March 14, 1942 | La Pallice | May 14, 1942 | Kptlt. Heinz Hirsacker | |
5. | La Pallice | June 30, 1942 | La Pallice | September 3, 1942 | Kptlt. Heinz Hirsacker | Delfshaven : 5,281 GRT ( location ) |
6th | La Pallice | October 12, 1942 | La Pallice | November 22, 1942 | Kptlt. Heinz Hirsacker | |
7th | La Pallice | December 23, 1942 | La Pallice | February 11, 1943 | Oblt. Heinz Kummetat | |
8th. | La Pallice | March 10, 1943 | La Pallice | April 18, 1943 | Oblt. Heinz Kummetat | |
9. | La Pallice | June 2, 1943 | Sunk on August 3, 1943 | Oblt. Heinz Kummetat |
Downfall
On August 3, 1943, U 572 was sunk in an attack by US naval aviators with a depth charge northeast of Trinidad and north of Dutch Guinea at position 11 ° 35 ′ N , 54 ° 5 ′ W (forty-seven dead). Since there is no known return of the aircraft, it can be assumed that it crashed during or after the fight.
See also
Web links
- u-bootarchiv.de , a detailed site about German submarines (German)