German submarine U-587

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-587
Ordered	16 January 1940
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	563
Laid down	31 October 1940
Launched	23 July 1941
Commissioned	11 September 1941
Fate	Sunk on 27 March 1942 in the North Atlantic in position 47°21′N 21°39′W / 47.350°N 21.650°W, by depth charges from Royal Navy surface ships.
General characteristics
Class & type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long 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	17.7 knots (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 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds); 1 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun;
Service record
Part of:	6th U-boat Flotilla; 11 September 1941 – 27 March 1942;
Identification codes:	M 19 451
Commanders:	K.Kapt. Ulrich Borcherdt; 11 September 1941 – 27 March 1942;
Operations:	2 patrols:; 1st patrol:; 8 – 31 January 1942; 2nd patrol:; 12 February – 27 March 1942;
Victories:	4 merchant ships sunk ; (22,734 GRT); 1 auxiliary warship sunk ; (655 GRT);

German submarine U-587 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 31 October 1940 by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg as yard number 563, launched on 23 July 1941 and commissioned on 11 September 1941 under Korvettenkapitän Ulrich Borcherdt.

History

Nazi Germany
Name	U-587
Ordered	16 January 1940
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	563
Laid down	31 October 1940
Launched	23 July 1941
Commissioned	11 September 1941
Fate	Sunk on 27 March 1942 in the North Atlantic in position 47°21′N 21°39′W / 47.350°N 21.650°W / 47.350; -21.650, by depth charges from Royal Navy surface ships.
General characteristics
Class & type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long 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	17.7 knots (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 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) 1 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun
Service record
Part of:	6th U-boat Flotilla 11 September 1941 – 27 March 1942
Identification codes:	M 19 451
Commanders:	K.Kapt. Ulrich Borcherdt 11 September 1941 – 27 March 1942
Operations:	2 patrols: 1st patrol: 8 – 31 January 1942 2nd patrol: 12 February – 27 March 1942
Victories:	4 merchant ships sunk (22,734 GRT) 1 auxiliary warship sunk (655 GRT)