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German submarineU-592

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German World War II submarine

History

Nazi Germany
Name	U-592
Ordered	16 January 1940
Builder	Blohm & Voss,Hamburg
Yard number	568
Laid down	30 October 1940
Launched	20 August 1941
Commissioned	16 October 1941
Fate	Sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by British warships on 31 January 1944^[1]
General characteristics
Class and 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 16 October 1941 – 30 June 1942 11th U-boat Flotilla 1 July – 28 February 1943 6th U-boat Flotilla 1 March 1943 – 31 January 1944
Identification codes:	M 37 556
Commanders:	Kptlt. Carl Borm 16 October 1941 – 24 July 1943 Oblt.z.S. Heinz Jaschke 2 September 1943 – 31 January 1944
Operations:	10 patrols: 1st patrol: 3 – 23 March 1942 2nd patrol: a. 1 – 23 April 1942 b. 20 – 23 May 1942 c. 5 July 1942 d. 11 – 14 July 1942 3rd patrol: 17 July – 14 August 1942 4th patrol: 10 – 28 September 1942 5th patrol: 7 – 19 October 1942 6th patrol: a. 9 November – 15 December 1942 b. 16 – 18 December 1942 7th patrol: 9 March – 18 April 1943 8th patrol: 29 May – 14 July 1943 9th patrol: 25 September – 25 November 1943 10th patrol: 10 – 31 January 1944
Victories:	1 merchant ship sunk (3,770 GRT)

German submarineU-592 was aType VIIC U-boat ofNazi Germany'sKriegsmarine duringWorld War II.

She carried out ten patrols, was a member of 16wolfpacks and sank one ship of 3,770 gross register tons (GRT).

The boat was sunk bydepth charges from British warships on 31 January 1944.

Design

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German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorterType VIIB submarines.U-592 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-592 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 30 October 1940 atBlohm & Voss,Hamburg as yard number 568,launched on 20 August 1941 andcommissioned on 16 October under the command ofKapitänleutnant Carl Borm.

She served with the6th U-boat Flotilla from 16 October 1941 for training and stayed with that organization for operations from 1 February 1942. She was reassigned to the11th flotilla on 1 July, then back to the sixth flotilla from 1 March 1943.

First and second patrols

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U-592's first patrol was preceded by a short trip fromHamburg to the German-controlled island ofHelgoland, (also known as Heligoland), in February 1942. The patrol itself commenced on 3 March. She steamed up the Norwegian side of theNorth Sea and arrived atBergen on 23 March.

For her second foray, she covered theNorwegian andBarents Seas.

Third patrol

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Her third sortie was preceded by brief voyages from Bergen to Hamburg, then Kiel and back to Bergen. The patrol itself commenced with the boat's departure from the Norwegian port on 17 July 1942. She covered vast swathes of the Norwegian Sea before putting intoSkjomenfjord, (south of Narvik), on 14 August.

Fourth patrol

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U-592 covered the areas towardSpitsbergen (Svalbard) andIceland.

Fifth patrol

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The boat left Skjomenfjord on 7 October 1942. On the 14th, she scored her only success when she sank the Soviet shipShchors with amine off the western entrance to theYugar Strait. This ship was being towed towardBelushja Bay when she sank in 11 m (36 ft) of water.

Sixth patrol

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This patrol, in November and December 1942, was relatively uneventful. The boat moved fromNarvik to Bergen in mid-December.

Seventh patrol

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U-592 left Bergen on 9 March 1943, bound for the French Atlantic coast. Moving through thegap between Iceland and theFaroe Islands, she entered the Atlantic Ocean and patrolled southeast ofGreenland before enteringSt. Nazaire on 18 April.

Eight and ninth patrols

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These two sorties were also fairly trouble-free; between May and November 1943.

Tenth patrol and loss

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The submarine had left St. Nazaire on 10 January 1944. On the 31st, she was sunk by depth charges, in position50°20′N17°29′W / 50.333°N 17.483°W /50.333; -17.483, from ships of the2nd Support Group –HMS Starling,Wild Goose andMagpie, southwest of Ireland.

Forty-nine men died withU-592; there were no survivors.

Wolfpacks

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U-592 took part in 16wolfpacks, namely:

Wrangel (11 – 18 March 1942)
Naseweis (10 April 1942)
Bums (10 – 14 April 1942)
Blutrausch (15 – 19 April 1942)
Nebelkönig (27 July – 13 August 1942)
Trägertod (19 – 22 September 1942)
Boreas (19 November – 9 December 1942)
Seeteufel (21 – 30 March 1943)
Löwenherz (1 – 10 April 1943)
Siegfried (22 – 27 October 1943)
Siegfried 2 (27 – 30 October 1943)
Jahn (31 October – 2 November 1943)
Tirpitz 4 (2 – 8 November 1943)
Eisenhart 8 (9 – 10 November 1943)
Rügen (21 – 26 January 1944)
Hinein (26 – 29 January 1944)

Summary of raiding history

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Date	Ship Name	Nationality	Tonnage (GRT)	Fate^[4]
14 October 1942	Shchors	Soviet Union	3,770	Sunk (mine)

References

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^Kemp 1997, p. 166.
^Helgason, Guðmundur."The Type VIIC boat U-592".German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved13 October 2012.
^^a ^b ^c ^dGröner, Jung & Maass 1991, pp. 43–46.
^Helgason, Guðmundur."Ships hit by U-592".German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved4 February 2014.

Bibliography

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Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999).German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press.ISBN 1-55750-186-6.
Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999).Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945: Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945] (in German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler.ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
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.

External links

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Helgason, Guðmundur."The Type VIIC boat U-592".German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved29 December 2014.

v t e Type VII submarines
Type VIIA	U-27 U-28 U-29 U-30 U-31 U-32 U-33 U-34 U-35 U-36
Type VIIB	U-45 U-46 U-47 U-48 U-49 U-50 U-51 U-52 U-53 U-54 U-55 U-73 U-74 U-75 U-76 U-83 U-84 U-85 U-86 U-87 U-99 U-100 U-101 U-102
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
Type VIIC/41	U-292 U-293 U-294 U-295 U-296 U-297 U-298 U-299 U-300 U-317 U-318 U-319 U-320 U-321 U-322 U-323 U-324 U-325 U-326 U-327 U-328 U-691 U-827 U-828 U-929 U-930 U-995 U-997 U-998 U-999 U-1000 U-1001 U-1002 U-1003 U-1004 U-1005 U-1006 U-1007 U-1008 U-1009 U-1010 U-1011 U-1013 U-1014 U-1015 U-1016 U-1017 U-1018 U-1019 U-1020 U-1021 U-1022 U-1023 U-1024 U-1025 U-1063 U-1064 U-1065 U-1103 U-1104 U-1105 U-1106 U-1107 U-1108 U-1109 U-1110 U-1163 U-1164 U-1165 U-1166 U-1167 U-1168 U-1169 U-1170 U-1171 U-1172 U-1271 U-1272 U-1273 U-1274 U-1275 U-1276 U-1277 U-1278 U-1279 U-1301 U-1302 U-1303 U-1304 U-1305 U-1306 U-1307 U-1308
Type VIID	U-213 U-214 U-215 U-216 U-217 U-218
Type VIIF	U-1059 U-1060 U-1061 U-1062
Preceded by:Type II Followed by:Type IX List of U-boats of Germany

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in January 1944
Shipwrecks	1 Jan:Nagoya Maru 2 Jan:Albert Gallatin 3 Jan:USS Turner 6 Jan:USS St. Augustine 8 Jan:U-426,U-757 9 Jan:U-81 10 Jan:Daniel Webster 11 Jan:I-11,Kuma 13 Jan:U-231 14 Jan:Ha-50,Sazanami 16 Jan:I-181,USS Macaw,U-544 17 Jan:Ha-51 18 Jan:Yoshida Maru 19 Jan:U-641 20 Jan:U-263 22 Jan:USS Portent,Ro-37 23 Jan:HMS Janus 24 Jan:Magane Maru,St David 25 Jan:Suzukaze 26 JanLST-411,LST-422 28 Jan:Ha-49,Sperrbrecher 137,U-271,U-571 29 Jan:Samuel Huntington,HMS Spartan,U-364 30 Jan:Cha-14,Cha-19,Cha-28,HMS Hardy,Tama Maru No. 3,U-314 31 Jan:U-592,Yasukuni Maru Unknown date:USS Scorpion,U-305,U-377
Other incidents	1 Jan:USS Jack 16 Jan:USS Flier 30 Jan:I-6
194319441945 December 1943February 1944

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