The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty. ==Service history== Her keel was laid down on 8 June 1940 by Blohm & Voss of Hamburg.
She was commissioned on 22 May 1941 with Kapitänleutnant Helmut Möhlmann in command.
In August and September 1941, U-571 operated against Allied and Soviet forces, damaging the Soviet passenger vessel Marija Uljanova on 26 August. In 1942, U-571 operated off the east coast of the United States, sinking the British cargo ship on 29 March, the Norwegian tanker M/T Koll on 6 April off Cape Hatteras, and the American freighter Margaret on April 14 after the ship left San Juan, Puerto Rico.
In August and September 1941, U-571 operated against Allied and Soviet forces, damaging the Soviet passenger vessel Marija Uljanova on 26 August. In 1942, U-571 operated off the east coast of the United States, sinking the British cargo ship on 29 March, the Norwegian tanker M/T Koll on 6 April off Cape Hatteras, and the American freighter Margaret on April 14 after the ship left San Juan, Puerto Rico.
In July 1942 the submarine operated in the Caribbean and torpedoed four ships: the British freighter Umtata on 7 July, the American tanker, SS J. A.
Pennsylvania Sun was later salvaged and returned to service, while the other three ships attacked in July were sunk. On 22 March 1943, U-571 was attacked by an aircraft in the North Atlantic and was damaged and had to return to base.
In April 1943, Möhlmann claimed that he sank three additional ships but these could not be matched with records of Allied losses.
On 22 April 1943, she had to return to base because the commander was badly injured in an accident on the conning tower.
On 2 May 1943, Möhlmann was relieved by Oberleutnant zur See Gustav Lüssow.
On 28 January 1944 she was attacked by an Australian-crewed Sunderland aircraft from No.
On 18 January 1944, Lüssow reported to his submarine command that he attacked and sank an unknown destroyer.
This could not, however, be identified with any known Allied losses during World War II. ===Fate=== On 28 January 1944 she was attacked by an Australian-crewed Sunderland aircraft from No.
All hands were lost. The fictional 2000 U.S.
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