U-579
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 8 Jan, 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 31 Aug, 1940 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 555) | ||||||||
| Launched | 28 May, 1941 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 17 Jul, 1941 | Kptlt. Dietrich Lohmannn | ||||||||
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| Career | No patrols | 17 Jul, 1941 - 22 Oct, 1941 5. Flottille (training) 27 May, 1942 - 31 Aug, 1943 24. Flottille (training) 1 Sep, 1943 - 28 Feb, 1945 23. Flottille (training) 1 Mar, 1945 - 5 May, 1945 4. Flottille (training) | ||||||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk at 1642hrs on 5 May, 1945 in the Kattegat east of Aarhus, in approximate position 56.10N, 11.04E, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 547/K) 24 dead, unknown number of survivors. | |||||||||
At least 24 dead, unknown number of survivors.
The boat sank in October 1941 in the Baltic Sea in a collision. She was raised and returned to service in April 1942.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-579 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 |