Nummer: 07507
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 22.01.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 04:11 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 588 |
| Commander : | Vogel |
| Grid : | AM 3555 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 6000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) + T-Coup de grâce |
| Date unsettled / assumed/ dead reckoned : | 14.01.1942 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Caledonian Monarch |
| Year of launch : | 1928 |
| Actual tonnage : | 5851 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 51n 62w [?] |
| Footnote : | U-588 sank the ship by a coup de grâce after 35 min along the approaches to Loch Ewe via the Minch. Assuming that "Caledonian Monarch" had not been lost on Jan.14th (see FN.1529) and had continued her voyage to Loch Ewe, she could have crossed U-588's path. |
| updated on: | 00.00.0000 |