Service history German submarine U-556
1 service history 1.1 1st patrol 1.1.1 sinking of bismarck 1.2 2nd patrol 1.3 wolfpacks service history 1st patrol u-556 sailed kiel first patrol on 1 may 1941. headed out waters of northern atlantic, south of greenland. made first kill on 6 may, sinking 166 ton faroese fishing trawler emanuel deck gun west of faroe islands. on 10 may joined wolfpack west attacking convoy ob-318 south-east of cape farewell. first victim 4,986 ton british merchant ship aelybryn, hit 1 of torpedoes fired u-boat @ 04:42. badly damaged, suffering single casualty, ship towed reykjavík hms hollyhock. the convoy scattered, @ 07:52 u-556 torpedoed , sank 4,861 ton british merchant ship empire caribou. 9 crew members , 2 gunners later picked hms malcolm, master, 31 crewmen, , 2 gunners lost. the u-boat had third success of day @ 20:37, sinking 5,086 ton belgian merchant ship gand. 1 crew member lost , wounded. master, 38 crewmen , 4 gunners rescued. ten days later, on 10 may, wolfpack attacked convoy h...