U-Boat Operations

Operations information for U-578
28.10.1941 - 02.11.1941 First Sailing U-578 left Kiel under the command of Ernst-August Rehwinkel on 28th Oct 1941 and arrived at return on 2nd Nov 1941 after five days.
05.11.1941 - 08.11.1941 Second Sailing On the 5th Nov 1941, U-578 left Trondheim under the command of Ernst-August Rehwinkel and after three days arrived at return on 8th Nov 1941.
19.11.1941 - 27.11.1941 Third Sailing - active patrol U-578 departed under Ernst-August Rehwinkel from Kirkenes on 19th Nov 1941 for operations in Arctic waters and arrived at return on 27th Nov 1941 after just over one week.U-578 was slightly damaged when rammed on the 26th November near Kanin Nos by a Soviet patrol ship, SKR-25.
29.11.1941 - 04.12.1941 Fourth Sailing U-578 left Kirkenes under the command of Ernst-August Rehwinkel on 29th Nov 1941 and after five days arrived at return on 4th Dec 1941.
06.12.1941 - 10.12.1941 Fifth Sailing On the 6th Dec 1941, U-578 left Bergen under the command of Ernst-August Rehwinkel and arrived at return on 10th Dec 1941 after four days.
15.01.1942 - 28.01.1942 Sixth Sailing - active patrol U-578 departed under Ernst-August Rehwinkel from Kiel on 15th Jan 1942 for operations in the North Atlantic and after nearly two weeks arrived at return on 28th Jan 1942.
03.02.1942 - 25.03.1942 Seventh Sailing - active patrol U-578 left St. Nazaire under the command of Ernst-August Rehwinkel on 3rd Feb 1942 for operations off Nova Scotia and the US East coast and arrived at return on 25th Mar 1942 after just over seven weeks. Ernst-August Rehwinkel hit three ships on this patrol. On 27th Feb 1942 he sank the American 7,451 ton RP Resor. On 28th Feb 1942 he sank the American 1,090 ton USS Jacob Jones. On 12th Mar 1942 he sank the Norwegian 3,089 ton Ingerto. The Jacob Jones was the first US warship to be sunk off the American coast by enemy forces. Out of a crew of 200 only 11 men survived her sinking.You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com. Click the link for more information on Ingerto.
07.05.1942 - 03.07.1942 Eighth Sailing - active patrol On the 7th May 1942, U-578 left St. Nazaire under the command of Ernst-August Rehwinkel for operations off the US East coast and after just over eight weeks arrived at return on 3rd Jul 1942. Ernst-August Rehwinkel hit two ships on this patrol. On 27th May 1942 he sank the Dutch 6,269 ton Polyphemus. On 2nd Jun 1942 he sank the Norwegian 6,826 ton Berganger. MV Berganger's prior good luck ran out when she was sunk by KK Rehwinkel. She had been missed by 5 torpedoes from U-213 earlier that day.You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com. Click the link for more information on Berganger.
06.08.1942 - 10.08.1942 Ninth Sailing - active patrol U-578 departed under Ernst-August Rehwinkel from St. Nazaire on 6th Aug 1942 for operations in the Atlantic and arrived at return on 10th Aug 1942 after four days.

Notes for U-578

It was originally thought that U-578 had been sunk on the 10th August by a Wellington of the 311 (Czech) Squadron. This assessment was changed in 1995 by Axel Niestlé. That attack turns out to have been against U-135 for minor damage. Currently the cause of U-578's loss is unknown.

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