| Operations information for U-586 |
12.01.1942 - 12.02.1942
First Sailing
U-586 left Kiel under the command of Dietrich von der Esch on 12th Jan 1942 and arrived at Bergen on 12th Feb 1942 after four and a half weeks.
Dietrich von der Esch hit one ship on this patrol.-
On 9th Feb 1942 he damaged the Norwegian 9,057 ton Anna Knudsen.
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16.02.1942 - 19.02.1942
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 16th Feb 1942, U-586 left Bergen under the command of Dietrich von der Esch and after three days arrived at Trondheim on 19th Feb 1942.
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14.03.1942 - 22.03.1942
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-586 departed under Dietrich von der Esch from Trondheim on 14th Mar 1942 and arrived back at Trondheim on 22nd Mar 1942 after just over one week on patrol.
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10.05.1942 - 01.06.1942
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-586 left Trondheim under the command of Dietrich von der Esch on 10th May 1942 and after just over three weeks arrived at Skjomenfjord on 1st Jun 1942.
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04.06.1942 - 06.06.1942
Fifth Sailing
On the 4th Jun 1942, U-586 left Skjomenfjord under the command of Dietrich von der Esch and arrived at Trondheim on 6th Jun 1942 after two days.
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25.07.1942 - 16.08.1942
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-586 departed under Dietrich von der Esch from Trondheim on 25th Jul 1942 and after just over three weeks arrived at Narvik on 16th Aug 1942.
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27.08.1942 - 31.08.1942
Seventh Sailing
U-586 left Narvik under the command of Dietrich von der Esch on 27th Aug 1942 and arrived at Bergen on 31st Aug 1942 after four days.
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03.10.1942 - 05.10.1942
Eighth Sailing
On the 3rd Oct 1942, U-586 left Bergen under the command of Dietrich von der Esch and after two days arrived at Skjomenfjord on 5th Oct 1942.
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11.10.1942 - 05.11.1942
Ninth Sailing - active patrol
U-586 departed under Dietrich von der Esch from Skjomenfjord on 11th Oct 1942 and arrived back at Skjomenfjord three and a half weeks later on 5th Nov 1942.
Dietrich von der Esch hit one ship on this patrol.-
On 2nd Nov 1942 he sank the British 6,640 ton Empire Gilbert.
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18.11.1942 - 01.12.1942
Tenth Sailing - active patrol
U-586 left Skjomenfjord under the command of Dietrich von der Esch on 18th Nov 1942 and after nearly two weeks arrived at Bergen on 1st Dec 1942.
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06.12.1942 - 10.12.1942
Eleventh Sailing
On the 6th Dec 1942, U-586 left Bergen under the command of Dietrich von der Esch and arrived at Kiel on 10th Dec 1942 after four days.
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11.12.1942 - 11.12.1942
Twelfth Sailing
U-586 departed under Dietrich von der Esch from Kiel on 11th Dec 1942 and arrived at Hamburg on the same day.
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07.02.1943 - 08.02.1943
Thirteenth Sailing
U-586 left Hamburg under the command of Dietrich von der Esch on 7th Feb 1943 and arrived at Kiel on 8th Feb 1943 after one day.
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25.02.1943 - 01.03.1943
Fourteenth Sailing
On the 25th Feb 1943, U-586 left Kiel under the command of Dietrich von der Esch and after four days arrived at Bergen on 1st Mar 1943.
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02.03.1943 - 13.03.1943
Fifteenth Sailing
U-586 departed under Dietrich von der Esch from Bergen on 2nd Mar 1943 and arrived at Narvik on 13th Mar 1943 after one and a half weeks.
Dietrich von der Esch hit one ship on this patrol from convoy RA-53.-
On 9th Mar 1943 he sank the American 6,076 ton Puerto Rican, sailing with convoy RA-53.
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15.03.1943 - 16.03.1943
Sixteenth Sailing
U-586 left Narvik under the command of Dietrich von der Esch on 15th Mar 1943 and after one day arrived at Trondheim on 16th Mar 1943.
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29.03.1943 - 02.05.1943
Seventeenth Sailing - active patrol
On the 29th Mar 1943, U-586 left Trondheim under the command of Dietrich von der Esch and arrived at Bergen on 2nd May 1943 after nearly five weeks.
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27.05.1943 - 31.05.1943
Eighteenth Sailing
U-586 departed under Dietrich von der Esch from Bergen on 27th May 1943 and after four days arrived at Hammerfest on 31st May 1943.
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05.06.1943 - 10.07.1943
Nineteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-586 left Hammerfest under the command of Dietrich von der Esch on 5th Jun 1943 and arrived at Narvik on 10th Jul 1943 after five weeks.
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18.07.1943 - 19.07.1943
Twentieth Sailing
On the 18th Jul 1943, U-586 left Narvik under the command of Dietrich von der Esch and after one day arrived at Tromsö on 19th Jul 1943.
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21.07.1943 - 31.07.1943
Twentyfirst Sailing - active patrol
U-586 departed under Dietrich von der Esch from Tromsö on 21st Jul 1943 and arrived at Narvik on 31st Jul 1943 after one and a half weeks.
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03.08.1943 - 04.08.1943
Twentysecond Sailing
U-586 left Narvik under the command of Dietrich von der Esch on 3rd Aug 1943 and after one day arrived at Trondheim on 4th Aug 1943.
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06.08.1943 - 07.08.1943
Twentythird Sailing
On the 6th Aug 1943, U-586 left Trondheim under the command of Dietrich von der Esch and arrived at Bergen on 7th Aug 1943 after one day.
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19.10.1943 - 03.12.1943
Twentyfourth Sailing - active patrol
U-586 departed under Hans Götze from Bergen on 19th Oct 1943 and after six and a half weeks arrived at St. Nazaire on 3rd Dec 1943.
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29.01.1944 - 22.02.1944
Twentyfifth Sailing - active patrol
U-586 left St. Nazaire under the command of Hans Götze on 29th Jan 1944 and arrived at Toulon on 22nd Feb 1944 after three and a half weeks.
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09.05.1944 - 21.06.1944
Twentysixth Sailing - active patrol
On the 9th May 1944, U-586 left Toulon under the command of Hans Götze and returned to Toulon on 21st Jun 1944 after just over six weeks on patrol.
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