U-596 | Type VIIC |
Feldpost Number | M 42 884 |
Construction Yard | Blohm und Voß, Hamburg |
Yard Number | 572 |
Ordered | 16th Jan 1940 |
Keel laid | 4th Jan 1941 |
Launched | 17th Sep 1941 |
Commissioned | 13th Nov 1941 |
Baubelehrung | Baubelehrung U-Boote Nordsee, Bremen / Kriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen / 8.KLA, Hamburg |
Training, Flotillas and Duties | |
11.41 – 06.42 | 8.U-Flottille, Königsberg & Danzig Ausbildungsboot (under training) |
06.42 – 11.42 | 3.U-Flottille, La Pallice Frontboot (operational) |
12.42 – 09.44 | 29.U-Flottille, La Spezia.Pola Frontboot (operational) |
Commanders | |
11.41 – 07.43 | KL Günter Jahn |
07.43 – 07.44 | OL Viktor-Wilhelm Nonn see also: U-152 |
07.44 – 09.44 | OL Hans Kolbus see also: U-421 U-407 |
U-Boat Operations U-596 Type VIIC
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders, Flotillas & Yards — Fernando Almeida
Ships, General — Werner Freitag
Ship Details — David Rayner & Walter Janssens
Detail Consultant — Horst Schmeisser
Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks — Howard Cock
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