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U-Boat Operations
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

U-570Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 42 381
Construction YardBlohm und Voß, Hamburg
Yard Number546
Ordered24th Oct 1939
Keel laid21st May 1940
Launched20th Mar 1941
Commissioned15th May 1941
BaubelehrungBaubelehrung U-Boote Nordsee, Bremen /
Kriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
05.41 - 08.413.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
15.05.41 - 27.08.41KL Hans-Joachim Rahmlow
see also: U-58 

Operations information for U-570
23.08.1941 - 29.08.1941
First Sailing - active patrol
U-570 left Trondheim under the command of Hans-Joachim Rahmlow on 23rd Aug 1941. The boat was declared missing after 29th Aug 1941.

Notes for U-570

The Admiralty Report on interrogation of the survivors of U-570 is available. You can find how to obtain a report here.

We have 43 crew names for this boat. click here for crew names of U 570
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