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German submarineU-589

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German World War II submarine

History




Nazi Germany
Name	U-589
Ordered	16 January 1940
Builder	Blohm & Voss,Hamburg
Yard number	565
Laid down	31 October 1940
Launched	6 August 1941
Commissioned	25 September 1941
Fate	Sunk on 14 September 1942^[1]


General characteristics
Class & type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769tonnes (757long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged
Length	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in)o/a 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in)pressure hull
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels) 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 ×diesel engines 2 ×electric motors
Speed	17.7knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in)torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) 14 ×torpedoesor 26 TMAmines 1 ×8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) 1 x2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun


Service record^[2]
Part of	6th U-boat Flotilla 25 September 1941 – 30 June 1942 11th U-boat Flotilla 1 July – 14 September 1942
Identification codes	M 21 755
Commanders	K.Kapt.Hans-Joachim Horrer 25 September 1941 – 14 September 1942
Operations	7 patrols: 1st patrol: 28 February – 21 March 1942 2nd patrol: 24 March – 2 April 1942 3rd patrol: 8 – 20 April 1942 4th patrol: a. 29 April – 6 May 1942 b. 8 – 12 May 1942 c. 16 – 23 May 1942 d. 26 – 28 May 1942 5th patrol: 17 July – 12 August 1942 6th patrol: 23 August – 1 September 1942 7th patrol: 9 – 14 September 1942
Victories	1 auxiliary warship sunk (417 GRT) 1 merchant ship damaged (2,847 GRT)

German submarineU-589 was aType VIIC U-boat ofNazi Germany'sKriegsmarine duringWorld War II.

She carried out seven patrols, was a member of tenwolfpacks, sank one ship of 417 gross register tons (GRT) and damaged one other of 2,847 GRT.

The boat was sunk bydepth charges from a British warship assisted by a British aircraft on 14 September 1942.

Design

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German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorterType VIIB submarines.U-589 had a displacement of 769 tonnes (757 long tons) when at the surface and 871 tonnes (857 long tons) while submerged.^[3] She had a total length of 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in), apressure hull length of 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in), abeam of 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and adraught of 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in). The submarine was powered by twoGermaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylindersupercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350 kW; 2,760 to 3,160 shp) for use while surfaced, twoBrown, Boveri & Cie GG UB 720/8double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 metric horsepower (550 kW; 740 shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23 m (4 ft)propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750 ft).^[3]

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph).^[3] When submerged, the boat could operate for 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).U-589 was fitted with five 53.3 cm (21 in)torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteentorpedoes, one8.8 cm (3.46 in) SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and a2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had acomplement of between forty-four and sixty.^[3]

Service history

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The submarine waslaid down on 31 October 1940 atBlohm & Voss,Hamburg as yard number 565,launched on 6 August 1941 andcommissioned on 25 September under the command ofKorvettenkapitänHans-Joachim Horrer.

She served with the6th U-boat Flotilla from 26 June 1941 for training and stayed with that organization for operations from 1 February 1942. She was reassigned to the11th flotilla on 1 July.

First and second patrols

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U-589's first patrol was preceded by a short trip fromKiel to the German-controlled island ofHelgoland, (also known as Heligoland), in February 1942. The patrol itself commenced on the 28th. She steamed through theNorwegian Sea and arrived atKirkenes in the far north of Norway on 21 March.

On her second patrol she fired fourtorpedoes at the minesweeperHMS Niger but the tracks were seen and evasive action was carried out. An unsuccessfuldepth charge attack followed which caused no damage to the U-boat.

Third patrol

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She left Kirkenes on 8 April 1942 and covered theBarents Sea. She returned to her start point on the 20th.

Fourth patrol

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U-589 damaged the Soviet merchant vesselTsiolkovskij on 1 May 1942. This ship was later sunk by the German destroyersZ-24 andZ-25.

Fifth patrol

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After more short voyages from Kirkenes toSkjomenfjord (south ofNarvik), then Narvik itself andBergen in May 1942, she carried out a relatively uneventful patrol which culminated in her arrival at Skjomenfjord on 12 August.

Sixth patrol

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The boat set out for her sixth sortie on 23 August 1942. She travelled as far east asNova Zemlya^[4] and returned to Narvik on 1 September.

Seventh patrol and loss

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U-589 set out from Narvik on 9 September 1942. On the 14th, she was sunk by depth charges, first from aFairey Swordfish of825 Naval Air Squadron fromHMS Avenger, then the British destroyerHMS Onslow.

Forty-four men died withU-589; there were no survivors.

Alternate account of loss

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U-589 was sunk on 12 September 1942 by the joint force of HMSAvenger andHMS Faulknor.^[5]

Wolfpacks

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U-589 took part in tenwolfpacks, namely:

Aufnahme (9 – 11 March 1942)
Blücher (11 – 18 March 1942)
Eiswolf (28 – 31 March 1942)
Bums (8 – 10 April 1942)
Robbenschlag (10 – 14 April 1942)
Blutrausch (15 – 19 April 1942)
Strauchritter (29 April – 5 May 1942)
Greif (16 – 22 May 1942)
Nebelkönig (27 July – 11 August 1942)
Trägertod (12 – 14 September 1942)

Summary of raiding history

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Date	Ship Name	Nationality	Tonnage (GRT)	Fate^[6]
1 May 1942	Tsiolkovsky	Soviet Union	2,847	Damaged
11 October 1942	Musson (No 23)	Soviet Navy	417	Sunk (mine)

References

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^Kemp 1997, pp. 89–90.
^Helgason, Guðmundur."The Type VIIC boat U-589".German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved12 October 2012.
^^a ^b ^c ^dGröner 1991, pp. 43–46.
^The Times Atlas of the World – Third edition, revised 1995,ISBN 0 7230 0809 4, p. 24
^Smith 1968, pp. 138–140.
^Helgason, Guðmundur."Ships hit by U-589".German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved29 December 2014.

Bibliography

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Gröner, Eric; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991).German Warships 1815-1945: U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press.ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
Kemp, Paul (1997).U-Boats Destroyed – German Submarine Losses in the World Wars. Arms & Armour.ISBN 1-85409-515-3.
Smith, Peter (1968).Destroyer Leader: The Story of HMS Faulknor. London: William Kimber & Co.

External links

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Helgason, Guðmundur."The Type VIIC boat U-589".German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved29 December 2014.

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Type VIIC	U-69 U-70 U-71 U-72 U-77 U-78 U-79 U-80 U-81 U-82 U-88 U-89 U-90 U-91 U-92 U-93 U-94 U-95 U-96 U-97 U-98 U-132 U-133 U-134 U-135 U-136 U-201 U-202 U-203 U-204 U-205 U-206 U-207 U-208 U-209 U-210 U-211 U-212 U-221 U-222 U-223 U-224 U-225 U-226 U-227 U-228 U-229 U-230 U-231 U-232 U-235 U-236 U-237 U-238 U-239 U-240 U-241 U-242 U-243 U-244 U-245 U-246 U-247 U-248 U-249 U-250 U-251 U-252 U-253 U-254 U-255 U-256 U-257 U-258 U-259 U-260 U-261 U-262 U-263 U-264 U-265 U-266 U-267 U-268 U-269 U-270 U-271 U-272 U-273 U-274 U-275 U-276 U-277 U-278 U-279 U-280 U-281 U-282 U-283 U-284 U-285 U-286 U-287 U-288 U-289 U-290 U-291 U-301 U-302 U-303 U-304 U-305 U-306 U-307 U-308 U-309 U-310 U-311 U-312 U-313 U-314 U-315 U-316 U-331 U-332 U-333 U-334 U-335 U-336 U-337 U-338 U-339 U-340 U-341 U-342 U-343 U-344 U-345 U-346 U-347 U-348 U-349 U-350 U-351 U-352 U-353 U-354 U-355 U-356 U-357 U-358 U-359 U-360 U-361 U-362 U-363 U-364 U-365 U-366 U-367 U-368 U-369 U-370 U-371 U-372 U-373 U-374 U-375 U-376 U-377 U-378 U-379 U-380 U-381 U-382 U-383 U-384 U-385 U-386 U-387 U-388 U-389 U-390 U-391 U-392 U-393 U-394 U-396 U-397 U-398 U-399 U-400 U-401 U-402 U-403 U-404 U-405 U-406 U-407 U-408 U-409 U-410 U-411 U-412 U-413 U-414 U-415 U-416 U-417 U-418 U-419 U-420 U-421 U-422 U-423 U-424 U-425 U-426 U-427 U-428 U-429 U-430 U-431 U-432 U-433 U-434 U-435 U-436 U-437 U-438 U-439 U-440 U-441 U-442 U-443 U-444 U-445 U-446 U-447 U-448 U-449 U-450 U-451 U-452 U-453 U-454 U-455 U-456 U-457 U-458 U-465 U-466 U-467 U-468 U-469 U-470 U-471 U-472 U-473 U-475 U-476 U-477 U-478 U-479 U-480 U-481 U-482 U-483 U-484 U-485 U-486 U-551 U-552 U-553 U-554 U-555 U-556 U-557 U-558 U-559 U-560 U-561 U-562 U-563 U-564 U-565 U-566 U-567 U-568 U-569 U-570 U-571 U-572 U-573 U-574 U-575 U-576 U-577 U-578 U-579 U-580 U-581 U-582 U-583 U-584 U-585 U-586 U-587 U-588 U-589 U-590 U-591 U-592 U-593 U-594 U-595 U-596 U-597 U-598 U-599 U-600 U-601 U-602 U-603 U-604 U-605 U-606 U-607 U-608 U-609 U-610 U-611 U-612 U-613 U-614 U-615 U-616 U-617 U-618 U-619 U-620 U-621 U-622 U-623 U-624 U-625 U-626 U-627 U-628 U-629 U-630 U-631 U-632 U-633 U-634 U-635 U-636 U-637 U-638 U-639 U-640 U-641 U-642 U-643 U-644 U-645 U-646 U-647 U-648 U-649 U-650 U-651 U-652 U-653 U-654 U-655 U-656 U-657 U-658 U-659 U-660 U-661 U-662 U-663 U-664 U-665 U-666 U-667 U-668 U-669 U-670 U-671 U-672 U-673 U-674 U-675 U-676 U-677 U-678 U-679 U-680 U-681 U-682 U-683 U-701 U-702 U-703 U-704 U-705 U-706 U-707 U-708 U-709 U-710 U-711 U-712 U-713 U-714 U-715 U-716 U-717 U-718 U-719 U-720 U-721 U-722 U-731 U-732 U-733 U-734 U-735 U-736 U-737 U-738 U-739 U-740 U-741 U-742 U-743 U-744 U-745 U-746 U-747 U-748 U-749 U-750 U-751 U-752 U-753 U-754 U-755 U-756 U-757 U-758 U-759 U-760 U-761 U-762 U-763 U-764 U-765 U-766 U-767 U-768 U-771 U-772 U-773 U-774 U-775 U-776 U-777 U-778 U-779 U-821 U-822 U-825 U-826 U-901 U-903 U-904 U-905 U-907 U-921 U-922 U-923 U-924 U-925 U-926 U-927 U-928 U-951 U-952 U-953 U-954 U-955 U-956 U-957 U-958 U-959 U-960 U-961 U-962 U-963 U-964 U-965 U-966 U-967 U-968 U-969 U-970 U-971 U-972 U-973 U-974 U-975 U-976 U-977 U-978 U-979 U-980 U-981 U-982 U-983 U-984 U-985 U-986 U-987 U-988 U-989 U-990 U-991 U-992 U-993 U-994 U-1051 U-1052 U-1053 U-1054 U-1055 U-1056 U-1057 U-1058 U-1101 U-1102 U-1131 U-1132 U-1161 U-1162 U-1191 U-1192 U-1193 U-1194 U-1195 U-1196 U-1197 U-1198 U-1199 U-1200 U-1201 U-1202 U-1203 U-1204 U-1205 U-1206 U-1207 U-1208 U-1209 U-1210
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Type VIID	U-213 U-214 U-215 U-216 U-217 U-218
Type VIIF	U-1059 U-1060 U-1061 U-1062
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v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in September 1942
Shipwrecks	1 Sep:U-756 2 Sep:U-222 3 Sep:U-162,U-705 4 Sep:Kashino,Kaimei Maru 5 Sep:USS Gregory,USS Little 6 Sep:Anshun 7 Sep:HMCS Raccoon 8 Sep:USS YP-74 9 Sep: USCGCMuskeget,YP-346 10 Sep:American Leader,Arno 11 Sep:HMCS Charlottetown,Empire Dawn,Yayoi 12 Sep:Hektoria,RMSLaconia,U-88 13 Sep:Empire Beaumont,Oliver Ellsworth,Oregonian,Stalingrad 14 Sep:Atheltemplar,HMS Coventry,Mary Luckenbach,HMCSOttawa,HMS Sikh,U-589 15 Sep:U-261,USS Wasp 16 Sep:HMS Talisman,U-457 17 Sep:Mae 19 Sep:USS O'Brien 20 Sep:Empire Hartebeeste 21 Sep:U-446 22 Sep:Gray Ranger 23 Sep:HMAS Siesta 24 Sep:Antinous 25 Sep:Empire Bell,HMS Somali,U-253,HMAS Voyager 26 Sep:I-33,HMS Veteran 27 Sep:Stephen Hopkins,Stier,U-165 30 Sep:Empire Avocet
Other incidents	2 Sep:U-626 3 Sep:USS Wakefield 8 Sep:USS Wakefield 10 Sep:Kuroshio Maru 13 Sep:USS S-31 15 Sep:USS O'Brien 20 Sep:HMS Somali 23 Sep:HMAS Voyager 28 Sep:USS Snapper
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