U-279
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 10 Apr, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 31 Mar, 1942 | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 44) | ||
| Launched | 16 Dec, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 3 Feb, 1943 | Oblt. Otto Finke | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 3 Feb, 1943 - 31 Jul, 1943 8. Flottille (training) 1 Aug, 1943 - 4 Oct, 1943 9. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk in the Atlantic south-west of Iceland in position 60.40N, 26.30W by depth charges from an American Ventura aircraft (Sqdn. VB-128/B). 48 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during August 1994). More on revised fates
Sunk 4 Oct, 1943 southwest of Iceland, in position 60.51N, 28.26W, by depth charges from a British B-24 Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 120/X).
This attack accounted for the loss of U-389.
General notes on this boat
On 20 September, 1943 espionage agent Jens Fridriksson was landed in Iceland by this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-279 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |