German submarine U-589

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 in the Arctic Ocean by a British warship on 14 September 1942
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; 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 submarine U-589 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

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

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

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 in the Arctic Ocean by a British warship on 14 September 1942
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 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)