German World War II submarine
German submarine "U-587" was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" for service during World War II.
She was laid down on 31 October 1940 by Blohm &amp; Voss, Hamburg as yard number 563, launched on 23 July 1941 and commissioned on 11 September 1941 under "Korvettenkapitän" Ulrich Borcherdt.
Design.
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. "U-587" had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two Brown, Boveri &amp; Cie GG UB 720/8 double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to .
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, the boat could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . "U-587" was fitted with five torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and a C/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.
Service history.
The boat's short service career began on 11 September 1941 with training, followed by active service on 1 January 1942 as part of the 6th U-boat Flotilla. It ended just 3 months later when she was sunk in the North Atlantic.
In two patrols she sank four merchant ships, for a total of  gross register tons (GRT), plus one auxiliary warship sunk.
Wolfpacks.
"U-587" took part in one wolfpack, namely:
Fate.
"U-587" was sunk on 27 March 1942 in the North Atlantic in position ; depth charged by Royal Navy vessels , , and . There were no survivors.
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