German submarine U-580
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Nazi Germany | |
Name | U-580 |
Ordered | 8 January 1940 |
Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
Yard number | 556 |
Laid down | 31 August 1940 |
Launched | 28 May 1941 |
Commissioned | 24 July 1941 |
Fate | Sunk after a collision in the Baltic Sea on 11 November 1941 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Type VIIC submarine |
Displacement | |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Test depth |
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Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Service record[1] | |
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Identification codes: | M 46 323 |
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Operations: | None |
Victories: | None |
German submarine U-580 was a
.She carried out no patrols and sank no ships.
She was sunk after a collision in the Baltic Sea on 11 November 1941.
Design
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).
Service history
The submarine was
She served with the 5th U-boat Flotilla from 24 July 1941.
Fate
U-580 was sunk after a collision with the target ship Angelburg in the Baltic Sea on 11 November 1941.
Twelve men died and there were 32 survivors. Obermaat Walter Sagawe saved three sailors, but he sank with U-580. We have this Information in a Letter from Kommandant Kuhlmann.
U-580 was found in the
References
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-580". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d Gröner 1991, pp. 43–46.
- ^ "Įspūdingas radinys: ties Klaipėda rastas 800 tonų sveriantis nacių povandeninis laivas". tv.lrytas.lt. 2 July 2013.
- ^ "U-580 submarine". Vimeo.
Bibliography
- 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.
External links
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-580". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 29 December 2014.