German submarine U-580

German submarine U-580 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She carried out no patrols and sank no ships.

She was sunk after a collision in the Baltic Sea, in November 1941.

Service history
The submarine was laid down on 31 August 1940 at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg as 'werk' 556, launched on 28 May 1941 and commissioned on 24 July under the command of Oberleutnant Hans-Günther Kuhlmann.

She served with the 5th U-boat Flotilla from 24 July 1941.

Fate
U-580 was sunk after a collision with the target ship Angelburg in the Baltic Sea, on 11 November 1941.

Twelve men died and there were 32 survivors. Obermaat Walter Sagawe saved 3 sailors, but he sank with U-580. We have this Information in a Letter from Kommandant Kuhlmann.

U-580 was found in the Baltic sea near Lithuanian port city of Klaipėda in 2013 July 1 by a Lithuanian diving team.