| Operations information for U-589 |
23.02.1942 - 26.02.1942
First Sailing
U-589 left Kiel under the command of Hans-Joachim Horrer on 23rd Feb 1942 and arrived at Helgoland on 26th Feb 1942 after three days.
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28.02.1942 - 21.03.1942
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 28th Feb 1942, U-589 left Helgoland under the command of Hans-Joachim Horrer and after three weeks arrived at Kirkenes on 21st Mar 1942.
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24.03.1942 - 02.04.1942
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-589 departed under Hans-Joachim Horrer from Kirkenes on 24th Mar 1942 and arrived back at Kirkenes on 2nd Apr 1942 after just over one week on patrol.
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08.04.1942 - 20.04.1942
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-589 left Kirkenes under the command of Hans-Joachim Horrer on 8th Apr 1942 and returned more than one week later to Kirkenes on 20th Apr 1942.
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29.04.1942 - 06.05.1942
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 29th Apr 1942, U-589 left Kirkenes under the command of Hans-Joachim Horrer and arrived back at Kirkenes one week later on 6th May 1942.
Hans-Joachim Horrer hit one ship on this patrol from convoy QP-11.-
On 1st May 1942 he sank the Soviet 2,847 ton Tsiolkovskij, sailing with convoy QP-11.
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08.05.1942 - 12.05.1942
Sixth Sailing
U-589 departed under Hans-Joachim Horrer from Kirkenes on 8th May 1942 and after four days arrived at Skjomenfjord on 12th May 1942.
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16.05.1942 - 23.05.1942
Seventh Sailing
U-589 left Skjomenfjord under the command of Hans-Joachim Horrer on 16th May 1942 and arrived at Narvik on 23rd May 1942 after one week.
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26.05.1942 - 28.05.1942
Eighth Sailing - active patrol
On the 26th May 1942, U-589 left Narvik under the command of Hans-Joachim Horrer and after two days arrived at Bergen on 28th May 1942.
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17.07.1942 - 12.08.1942
Ninth Sailing - active patrol
U-589 departed under Hans-Joachim Horrer from Bergen on 17th Jul 1942 and arrived at Skjomenfjord on 12th Aug 1942 after more than three weeks.
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23.08.1942 - 01.09.1942
Tenth Sailing - active patrol
U-589 left Skjomenfjord under the command of Hans-Joachim Horrer on 23rd Aug 1942 and after just over one week arrived at Narvik on 1st Sep 1942.
U-589 laid mines on this patrol. These mines were hit by 1 ship.
The 417 ton Soviet Musson/No 23, ex RT-54 was sunk by a mine on 11th Oct 1942.
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09.09.1942 - 14.09.1942
Eleventh Sailing - active patrol
On the 9th Sep 1942, U-589 left Narvik under the command of Hans-Joachim Horrer. The boat was declared missing after 14th Sep 1942.
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