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| U-576 | Type VIIC |
| Feldpost Number | M 44 117 |
| Construction Yard | Blohm und Voß, Hamburg |
| Yard Number | 552 |
| Ordered | 8th Jan 1940 |
| Keel laid | 1st Aug 1940 |
| Launched | 30th Apr 1941 |
| Commissioned | 26th Jun 1941 |
| Baubelehrung | Baubelehrung U-Boote Nordsee, Bremen /
Kriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 06.41 - 07.42 | 7.U-Flottille, Kiel & St.Nazaire
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Frontboot (operational)
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| Commanders | | 26.06.41 - 15.07.42 | KL Hans-Dieter Heinicke |
| Operations information for U-576 | 27.09.1941 - 29.09.1941
First Sailing
U-576 left Kiel under the command of Hans-Dieter Heinicke on 27th Sep 1941 and arrived at return on 29th Sep 1941 after two days.
| 30.09.1941 - 05.10.1941
Second Sailing
On the 30th Sep 1941, U-576 left Bergen under the command of Hans-Dieter Heinicke and after five days arrived at return on 5th Oct 1941.
| 06.10.1941 - 05.11.1941
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-576 departed under Hans-Dieter Heinicke from Kirkenes on 6th Oct 1941 and arrived at return on 5th Nov 1941 after over four weeks.
| 08.11.1941 - 12.11.1941
Fourth Sailing
U-576 left Kirkenes under the command of Hans-Dieter Heinicke on 8th Nov 1941 and after four days arrived at return on 12th Nov 1941.
| 11.12.1941 - 23.12.1941
Fifth Sailing
On the 11th Dec 1941, U-576 left Bergen under the command of Hans-Dieter Heinicke and arrived at return on 23rd Dec 1941 after more than one week.
| 20.01.1942 - 28.02.1942
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-576 departed under Hans-Dieter Heinicke from St. Nazaire on 20th Jan 1942 and after five and a half weeks arrived at return on 28th Feb 1942.
Hans-Dieter Heinicke hit one ship on this patrol from convoy ON-63.-
On 14th Feb 1942 he sank the British 6,946 ton Empire Spring, sailing with convoy ON-63.
| 29.03.1942 - 16.05.1942
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-576 left St. Nazaire under the command of Hans-Dieter Heinicke on 29th Mar 1942 and arrived at return on 16th May 1942 after nearly seven weeks.
Hans-Dieter Heinicke hit two ships on this patrol.-
On 21st Apr 1942 he sank the American 5,102 ton Pipestone County.
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On 30th Apr 1942 he sank the Norwegian 1,339 ton Taborfjell.
You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com.
Click the link for more information on Taborfjell.
| 16.06.1942 - 15.07.1942
Eighth Sailing
On the 16th Jun 1942, U-576 left St. Nazaire under the command of Hans-Dieter Heinicke and after just over four weeks arrived at return on 15th Jul 1942.
Hans-Dieter Heinicke hit three ships on this patrol and all of them were in convoy, all of them from convoy KS-520.-
On 15th Jul 1942 he sank the 2,063 ton Bluefields, a member of convoy KS-520.
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On 15th Jul 1942 he damaged the American 8,310 ton Chilore, part of convoy KS-520.
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On 15th Jul 1942 he damaged the Panamanian 11,147 ton JA Mowinckel, from convoy KS-520.
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