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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-585Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 05 506
Construction YardBlohm und Voß, Hamburg
Yard Number561
Ordered8th Jan 1940
Keel laid1st Oct 1940
Launched9th Jul 1941
Commissioned28th Aug 1941
BaubelehrungBaubelehrung U-Boote Nordsee, Bremen /
Kriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
08.41 - 03.426.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
08.41 - 03.42KL Ernst-Bernhard Lohse
see also: U-21 

Operations information for U-585
20.12.1941 - 27.12.1941
First Sailing
U-585 left Lorient under the command of Ernst-Bernward Lohse on 20th Dec 1941 and arrived at Trondheim on 27th Dec 1941 after one week.
03.01.1942 - 09.01.1942
Second Sailing
On the 3rd Jan 1942, U-585 left Trondheim under the command of Ernst-Bernward Lohse and after six days arrived at Neidenfjord on 9th Jan 1942.
15.01.1942 - 21.01.1942
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-585 departed under Ernst-Bernward Lohse from Neidenfjord on 15th Jan 1942 and arrived at Kirkenes on 21st Jan 1942 after six days.
25.01.1942 - 21.02.1942
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-585 left Kirkenes under the command of Ernst-Bernward Lohse on 25th Jan 1942 and returned nearly four weeks later to Kirkenes on 21st Feb 1942.
15.03.1942 - 25.03.1942
Fifth Sailing
On the 15th Mar 1942, U-585 left Kirkenes under the command of Ernst-Bernward Lohse and arrived back at Kirkenes one and a half weeks later on 25th Mar 1942.
28.03.1942 - 30.03.1942
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-585 departed under Ernst-Bernward Lohse from Kirkenes on 28th Mar 1942. The boat was sunk on 30th Mar 1942.

Notes for U-585


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