U-575
| Country | Germany |
| Ship Class | Type VII-class Submarine |
| Builder | Blohm und Voss |
| Slip/Drydock Number | X |
| Laid Down | 1 Aug 1940 |
| Launched | 30 Apr 1941 |
| Commissioned | 19 Jun 1941 |
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| 1 Dec 1941 | German submarine U-575 (Kapitänleutnant Günther Heydemann) spotted the unescorted and unarmed 7,542-ton steam tanker Astral at 1700 hours. Astral was carrying 78,200 barrels of gasoline and kerosene. U-575 tracked Astral until 2057 hours when Heydemann discovered a painted American flag on the side of the tanker. Heydemann did not realize that fellow submarine captain Wolfgang Lüth of U-43 had also been tracking the same American tanker. |
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