U-575

Type VIIC

Laid down 1 Aug 1940 Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Commissioned 19 June 1941 Kptlt. Günther Heydemann (Oak Leaves)
Commanders 06.41 - 07.43
07.43 - 09.43
09.43 - 03.44 Kptlt. Günther Heydemann

Wolfgang Boehmer
Career 10 patrols 06.41 - 08.41 7th Flotilla (Kiel)
09.41 - 03.44 7th Flotilla (St. Nazaire) front boat
Successes 9 ships sunk for a total of 37,121 tons
including the British corvette HMS Asphodel (1,015 tons)
3 ships damaged for a total of 29,777 tons
Fate Sunk 13 March, 1944 in the north Atlantic north of the Azores, in position 46.18N, 27.34W, by depth charges from the Canadian Armed Merchant Cruiser HMCS Prince Rupert, the US destroyer USS Hobson, destroyer escort Haverfield, and by depth charges from a British Wellington and Fortress aircraft (Sqdns. 172/B and 206/R and 220/J) and aircraft of the US escort carrier USS Bogue. 18 dead, 37 survivors.

USS Hobson joined escort carrier Bogue and other escorts at Norfolk, departing 26 February. After patrolling for over 2 weeks, the destroyers in the group spotted an oil slick, made sonar contact, and commenced depth charge attacks on the afternoon of 13 March. Weather-reporting submarine U-575 was severely damaged and was forced to surface, after which gunfire from Hobson and the other ships sank her. Down went another submarine from Hitler's Germany.

Information was provided by Uboat.net and Richard Angelini, Benson class destroyers.

Type	VIIC
Laid down	1 Aug 1940	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Commissioned	19 June 1941	Kptlt. Günther Heydemann (Oak Leaves)
Commanders	06.41 - 07.43 07.43 - 09.43 09.43 - 03.44	Kptlt. Günther Heydemann Wolfgang Boehmer
Career	10 patrols	06.41 - 08.41 7th Flotilla (Kiel) 09.41 - 03.44 7th Flotilla (St. Nazaire) front boat
Successes	9 ships sunk for a total of 37,121 tons including the British corvette HMS Asphodel (1,015 tons) 3 ships damaged for a total of 29,777 tons
Fate	Sunk 13 March, 1944 in the north Atlantic north of the Azores, in position 46.18N, 27.34W, by depth charges from the Canadian Armed Merchant Cruiser HMCS Prince Rupert, the US destroyer USS Hobson, destroyer escort Haverfield, and by depth charges from a British Wellington and Fortress aircraft (Sqdns. 172/B and 206/R and 220/J) and aircraft of the US escort carrier USS Bogue. 18 dead, 37 survivors.