U-594 - 6th War Patrol

Translation by Jerry Mason with help from Andi Forster

Departed	Date		Sank	Days at Sea
St. Nazaire	23 May 1943		5 June 1943	14

 

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Ships Hit

None

Note:  The positions in the table above and in the Google Earth patrol summary are derived from the KTB and in many cases do not match those set forth in authoritative references such as Jürgen Rohwer, Axis Submarine Successes of World War Two or the Uboat.net website.  The goal here is to present the picture relative to the U-boat and not the absolute position that the ship was attacked or sank.

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			K  r  i  e  g  s  t  a  g  e  b  u  c  h    "U  594"
			Kommandant:  Oblt.z.S.  M  u  m  m
			(Reconstruction by 2.Skl./B.d.U.op.)
	1943     14.04.43 St. Nazaire Arrived. 16.04.43        " To the shipyard. 20.04.43        " Dry-docked Box 5. 10.05.43   Un-docked. 12.05.43   Shifted to the pier. 15.05.43   Pier-side trial. 17.05.43   Sea trial. 19.05.43   Shipyard complete.
		23.05.43		Operationally ready.
		23.05.43		Departed with orders, to head for BE 42 and then go into the Mediterranean.
		23.05.43		From B.d.U.:
				Detailed instruction concerning behavior before and during break through.
		27.05.43
		21.28	BE 65	U-594 gave passing report.
		28.05.43
		10.45		From B.d.U.:
				Orders to break through into the Mediterranean.
		22.16		From U-594:
				Up to now no locating, on 27 May at 21.50 hours in BE 6558, on 28 May 15.30 hours in BE 6467 each one Lancaster fended off, several hits realized.  Bombs inaccurate or in emergency jettisoned.
		30.05.43		From B.d.U.:
				Do not operate on convoy in CG 8266.
		31.05.43		From B.d.U.:
				From 5 June 12.00 hours for Mediterranean General Message Key "Medusa" in effect.
		01.06.43		From B.d.U.:
				Do not cross 13°W to the east.
		02.06.43		From B.d.U.:
				After 48 hours attempt a new break through.
		04.06.43		From B.d.U.:
				If break through is too difficult, move off to the west and report.
		05.06.43		From B.d.U.:
				There were two sighting reports from CG 80 and 70.  If break through does not succeed, move off to the west.
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			Requests to report fuel and position on 7 and 9 June went unanswered.
			Loss suspected by aircraft or U-boat hunt.
			On 30 June 1943 U-594 was declared as missing one star with effect from 7 June 1943 on 9 March 1944 missing two stars.
			Total loss is assumed.
			For the Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote
			- The Chief of the Operations Department -

 

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