U-Boat Operations

Operations information for U-558
01.06.1941 - 09.07.1941 First Sailing - active patrol U-558 left Kiel under the command of Günther Krech on 1st Jun 1941 and arrived at return on 9th Jul 1941 after five and a half weeks.
28.07.1941 - 07.08.1941 Second Sailing - active patrol On the 28th Jul 1941, U-558 left Brest under the command of Günther Krech and after one and a half weeks arrived at return on 7th Aug 1941.
25.08.1941 - 16.09.1941 Third Sailing - active patrol U-558 departed under Günther Krech from Brest on 25th Aug 1941 and arrived at return on 16th Sep 1941 after just over three weeks. Günther Krech hit one ship on this patrol from convoy OS-4. On 28th Aug 1941 he sank the British 10,298 ton Otaio, sailing with convoy OS-4.
11.10.1941 - 25.10.1941 Fourth Sailing - active patrol U-558 left Brest under the command of Günther Krech on 11th Oct 1941 and after two weeks arrived at return on 25th Oct 1941. Günther Krech hit five ships on this patrol, four of these ships were in convoy, all of them from convoy SC-48. On 15th Oct 1941 he sank the Canadian 9,472 ton Vancouver Island. On 17th Oct 1941 he sank the British 925 ton HMS Gladiolus, a member of convoy SC-48. On 17th Oct 1941 he sank the Norwegian 1,369 ton Rym, part of convoy SC-48. On 17th Oct 1941 he sank the Norwegian 6,595 ton Erviken, from convoy SC-48. On 17th Oct 1941 he sank the British 9,552 ton WC Teagle, sailing with convoy SC-48. You can read more about the Norwegian ships listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com. Click the links for more information on Rym and Erviken.
24.11.1941 - 07.12.1941 Fifth Sailing - active patrol On the 24th Nov 1941, U-558 left Brest under the command of Günther Krech and arrived at return on 7th Dec 1941 after nearly two weeks.
10.02.1942 - 11.03.1942 Sixth Sailing - active patrol U-558 departed under Günther Krech from Brest on 10th Feb 1942 and after just over four weeks arrived at return on 11th Mar 1942. Günther Krech hit three ships on this patrol and all of them were in convoy, all of them from convoy ONS-67. On 24th Feb 1942 he sank the British 5,578 ton Inverarder, a member of convoy ONS-67. On 24th Feb 1942 he damaged the British 8,009 ton Anadara, part of convoy ONS-67. On 24th Feb 1942 he sank the Norwegian 9,432 ton Eidanger, from convoy ONS-67. You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com. Click the link for more information on Eidanger.
12.04.1942 - 21.06.1942 Seventh Sailing - active patrol U-558 left Brest under the command of Günther Krech on 12th Apr 1942 and arrived at return on 21st Jun 1942 after ten weeks. Günther Krech hit seven ships on this patrol. On 12th May 1942 he sank the British 913 ton HMS Bedfordshire. On 18th May 1942 he sank the Dutch 1,254 ton Fauna. On 21st May 1942 he sank the Canadian 1,925 ton Troisdoc. On 23rd May 1942 he damaged the American 7,061 ton William Boyce Thompson. On 25th May 1942 he sank the American 3,451 ton Beatrice. On 27th May 1942 he sank the American 2,622 ton Jack. On 2nd Jun 1942 he sank the Dutch 2,078 ton Triton.
29.07.1942 - 16.10.1942 Eighth Sailing - active patrol On the 29th Jul 1942, U-558 left Brest under the command of Günther Krech and after over eleven weeks arrived at return on 16th Oct 1942. Günther Krech hit five ships on this patrol, four of these ships were in convoy: three were from convoy TAG-5 and one was from convoy WAT-15. On 25th Aug 1942 he sank the British 1,987 ton Amakura, sailing with convoy WAT-15. On 13th Sep 1942 he sank the Norwegian 6,672 ton Vilja, a member of convoy TAG-5. On 13th Sep 1942 he sank the British 7,241 ton Empire Lugard, part of convoy TAG-5. On 13th Sep 1942 he sank the Dutch 7,915 ton Suriname, from convoy TAG-5. On 16th Sep 1942 he sank the American 2,606 ton Commercial Trader. You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com. Click the link for more information on Vilja.
09.01.1943 - 29.03.1943 Ninth Sailing - active patrol U-558 departed under Günther Krech from Brest on 9th Jan 1943 and arrived at return on 29th Mar 1943 after over eleven weeks. Günther Krech hit one ship on this patrol from convoy UC-1. On 23rd Feb 1943 he sank the British 9,811 ton Empire Norseman, sailing with convoy UC-1.
08.05.1943 - 20.07.1943 Tenth Sailing U-558 left Brest under the command of Günther Krech on 8th May 1943 and after ten and a half weeks arrived at return on 20th Jul 1943. On 14th May 1943 in square BE 43, U-558 came under attack from an aircraft of RAF 502 Squadron.

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