U-79
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 25 Jan, 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 17 Apr, 1940 | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 7) | ||
| Launched | 25 Jan, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 13 Mar, 1941 | Kptlt. Wolfgang Kaufmann | ||
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| Career | 6 patrols | 13 Mar, 1941 - 30 Jun, 1941 1. Flottille (training) 1 Jul, 1941 - 30 Sep, 1941 1. Flottille (front boat) 1 Oct, 1941 - 23 Dec, 1941 23. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 2 ships sunk for a total of 2.983 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 10.356 GRT 1 warship a total loss for a total of 625 tons | |||
| Fate | Sunk 23 Dec, 1941 in the Mediterranean north of Sollum, in position 32.15N, 25.19E, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Hasty and HMS Hotspur. 44 survivors (No casualties). | |||
See the 4 ships hit by U-79 - View the 6 war patrols
Attacks on this boat
12 Aug, 1941
The boat was heavily depth charged by convoy escorts near the Portuguese coast and forced to abort its attack. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 336)
1 recorded attacks on 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-79 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
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 |
There was another U-79 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 9 Apr, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 25 May, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 79 during WWI.