| Operations information for U-591 |
15.01.1942 - 20.02.1942
First Sailing - active patrol
U-591 left Kiel under the command of Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche on 15th Jan 1942 and arrived at Bergen on 20th Feb 1942 after just over five weeks.
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01.04.1942 - 11.04.1942
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 1st Apr 1942, U-591 left Bergen under the command of Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche and after one and a half weeks arrived at Trondheim on 11th Apr 1942.
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10.05.1942 - 02.06.1942
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-591 departed under Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche from Trondheim on 10th May 1942 and arrived at Narvik on 2nd Jun 1942 after over three weeks.
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04.06.1942 - 07.06.1942
Fourth Sailing
U-591 left Narvik under the command of Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche on 4th Jun 1942 and after three days arrived at Bergen on 7th Jun 1942.
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27.07.1942 - 14.08.1942
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 27th Jul 1942, U-591 left Bergen under the command of Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche and arrived back at Bergen two and a half weeks later on 14th Aug 1942.
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22.08.1942 - 24.08.1942
Sixth Sailing
U-591 departed under Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche from Bergen on 22nd Aug 1942 and after two days arrived at Skjomenfjord on 24th Aug 1942.
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27.08.1942 - 27.08.1942
Seventh Sailing
U-591 left Skjomenfjord under the command of Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche on 27th Aug 1942 and arrived at Bogenbucht on the same day.
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28.08.1942 - 29.08.1942
Eighth Sailing
On the 28th Aug 1942, U-591 left Bogenbucht under the command of Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche and after one day arrived at Skjomenfjord on 29th Aug 1942.
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08.09.1942 - 09.09.1942
Ninth Sailing
U-591 departed under Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche from Skjomenfjord on 8th Sep 1942 and arrived at Trondheim on 9th Sep 1942 after one day.
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11.09.1942 - 12.09.1942
Tenth Sailing
U-591 left Trondheim under the command of Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche on 11th Sep 1942 and after one day arrived at Bergen on 12th Sep 1942.
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01.12.1942 - 12.01.1943
Eleventh Sailing - active patrol
On the 1st Dec 1942, U-591 left Bergen under the command of Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche and arrived at Brest on 12th Jan 1943 after six weeks.
Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche hit three ships on this patrol and all of them were in convoy: One was from convoy ONS-152 and two were from convoy ONS-154.
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On 21st Dec 1942 he sank the British 3,066 ton Montreal City, sailing with convoy ONS-152.
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On 28th Dec 1942 he damaged the Norwegian 5,701 ton Norse King, a member of convoy ONS-154.
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On 29th Dec 1942 he sank the British 4,871 ton Zarian, part of convoy ONS-154.
You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com.
Click the link for more information on Norse King.
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17.02.1943 - 07.04.1943
Twelfth Sailing - active patrol
U-591 departed under Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche from Brest on 17th Feb 1943 and after seven weeks arrived at St. Nazaire on 7th Apr 1943.
Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche hit two ships on this patrol and both of them were in convoy, both of them were from convoy SC-121.-
On 7th Mar 1943 he sank the British 6,116 ton Empire Impala, from convoy SC-121.
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On 8th Mar 1943 he sank the Yugoslavian 5,879 ton Vojvoda Putnik, sailing with convoy SC-121.
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12.05.1943 - 17.05.1943
Thirteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-591 left St. Nazaire under the command of Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche on 12th May 1943 and arrived back at St. Nazaire five days later on 17th May 1943.
On 15th May 1943 in square BE 69, U-591 came under attack from an aircraft of RAF 10 OTU Squadron.
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26.06.1943 - 30.07.1943
Fourteenth Sailing - active patrol
On the 26th Jun 1943, U-591 left St. Nazaire under the command of Reimar Ziesmer. U-591 was sunk on 30th Jul 1943.
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