German submarine U-582

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-582
Ordered	8 January 1940
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	558
Laid down	25 September 1940
Launched	12 June 1941
Commissioned	7 August 1941
Fate	Sunk by an American aircraft southwest of Iceland on 5 October 1942
General characteristics
Class and 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:	5th U-boat Flotilla; 7 August – 31 December 1941; 1st U-boat Flotilla; 1 January – 5 October 1942;
Identification codes:	M 46 477
Commanders:	K.Kapt. Werner Schulte; 7 August 1941 – 5 October 1942;
Operations:	4 patrols:; 1st patrol:; 3 January – 7 February 1942; 2nd patrol:; 19 March – 24 May 1942; 3rd patrol:; 22 June – 11 August 1942; 4th patrol:; 14 September – 5 October 1942;
Victories:	6 merchant ships sunk ; (38,826 GRT); 1 warship sunk ; (46 tons);

German submarine U-582 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She carried out four patrols, sank six ships of 38,826 GRT and sank a warship of 46 tons (lost aboard a transport ship).

The boat was sunk by depth charges from a US aircraft, southwest of Iceland on 5 October 1942.

^ Kemp 1997, p. 91.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-582". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 10 October 2012.

[FOOTNOTEKemp199791-1] Kemp 1997, p. 91.

[uboatnet-2] Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-582". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 10 October 2012.

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History

Nazi Germany
Name	U-582
Ordered	8 January 1940
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	558
Laid down	25 September 1940
Launched	12 June 1941
Commissioned	7 August 1941
Fate	Sunk by an American aircraft southwest of Iceland on 5 October 1942^[1]
General characteristics
Class and 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^[2]
Part of:	5th U-boat Flotilla 7 August – 31 December 1941 1st U-boat Flotilla 1 January – 5 October 1942
Identification codes:	M 46 477
Commanders:	K.Kapt. Werner Schulte 7 August 1941 – 5 October 1942
Operations:	4 patrols: 1st patrol: 3 January – 7 February 1942 2nd patrol: 19 March – 24 May 1942 3rd patrol: 22 June – 11 August 1942 4th patrol: 14 September – 5 October 1942
Victories:	6 merchant ships sunk (38,826 GRT) 1 warship sunk (46 tons)