German submarine U-592

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-592
Ordered	16 January 1940
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	568
Laid down	30 October 1940
Launched	20 August 1941
Commissioned	16 October 1941
Fate	Sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by British warships on 31 January 1944
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:	6th U-boat Flotilla; 16 October 1941 – 30 June 1942; 11th U-boat Flotilla; 1 July – 28 February 1943; 6th U-boat Flotilla; 1 March 1943 – 31 January 1944;
Identification codes:	M 37 556
Commanders:	Kptlt. Carl Borm; 16 October 1941 – 24 July 1943; Oblt.z.S. Heinz Jaschke; 2 September 1943 – 31 January 1944;
Operations:	10 patrols:; 1st patrol:; 3 – 23 March 1942; 2nd patrol:; a. 1 – 23 April 1942; b. 20 – 23 May 1942; c. 5 July 1942; d. 11 – 14 July 1942; 3rd patrol:; 17 July – 14 August 1942; 4th patrol:; 10 – 28 September 1942; 5th patrol:; 7 – 19 October 1942; 6th patrol:; a. 9 November – 15 December 1942; b. 16 – 18 December 1942; 7th patrol:; 9 March – 18 April 1943; 8th patrol:; 29 May – 14 July 1943; 9th patrol:; 25 September – 25 November 1943; 10th patrol:; 10 – 31 January 1944;
Victories:	1 merchant ship sunk ; (3,770 GRT)

German submarine U-592 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She carried out ten patrols, was a member of 16 wolfpacks and sank one ship of 3,770 gross register tons (GRT).

The boat was sunk by depth charges from British warships on 31 January 1944.

^ Kemp 1997, p. 166.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-592". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 13 October 2012.

[FOOTNOTEKemp1997166-1] Kemp 1997, p. 166.

[uboatnet-2] Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-592". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 13 October 2012.

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History

Nazi Germany
Name	U-592
Ordered	16 January 1940
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	568
Laid down	30 October 1940
Launched	20 August 1941
Commissioned	16 October 1941
Fate	Sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by British warships on 31 January 1944^[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:	6th U-boat Flotilla 16 October 1941 – 30 June 1942 11th U-boat Flotilla 1 July – 28 February 1943 6th U-boat Flotilla 1 March 1943 – 31 January 1944
Identification codes:	M 37 556
Commanders:	Kptlt. Carl Borm 16 October 1941 – 24 July 1943 Oblt.z.S. Heinz Jaschke 2 September 1943 – 31 January 1944
Operations:	10 patrols: 1st patrol: 3 – 23 March 1942 2nd patrol: a. 1 – 23 April 1942 b. 20 – 23 May 1942 c. 5 July 1942 d. 11 – 14 July 1942 3rd patrol: 17 July – 14 August 1942 4th patrol: 10 – 28 September 1942 5th patrol: 7 – 19 October 1942 6th patrol: a. 9 November – 15 December 1942 b. 16 – 18 December 1942 7th patrol: 9 March – 18 April 1943 8th patrol: 29 May – 14 July 1943 9th patrol: 25 September – 25 November 1943 10th patrol: 10 – 31 January 1944
Victories:	1 merchant ship sunk (3,770 GRT)