U-479

Type

VIIC

Ordered

10 Apr 1941

Laid down

19 Nov 1942

Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 310)

Launched

14 Aug 1943

Commissioned

27 Oct 1943

Oblt. Friedrich-Wilhelm Sons

Commanders

Aug, 1943 - Aug, 1943	Oblt. Hans-Joachim Förster (Knights Cross)
27 Oct 1943 - 15 Nov 1944	Oblt. Friedrich-Wilhelm Sons

Career

5 patrols

27 Oct 1943 - 31 Jul 1944 5. Flottille (training)
1 Aug 1944 - 15 Nov 1944 8. Flottille (front boat)

Successes

1 warship damaged for a total of 56 tons

Fate

Listed as missing in the Gulf of Finland, after 15 Nov, 1944.

No explanation exists for its loss. 51 dead (all hands lost).

See the 1 ships hit by U-479 - View the 5 war patrols

Previously recorded fate

Soviet sources claim that the boat was sunk by the Soviet submarine Lembit. That Lembit story is very doubtful according to many sources. The Lembit is still afloat and shows no sign of any collision (the supposed sinking method) and its recent captain has stated that most of Lembit's official history is fabricated. So the cause of U-479's loss is unknown.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-479 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.

U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2
Wynn, Kenneth