U-959
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 5 Jun, 1941 | |||||
| Laid down | 21 Mar, 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 159) | ||||
| Launched | 3 Dec, 1942 | |||||
| Commissioned | 21 Jan, 1943 | Oblt. Martin Duppel | ||||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 21 Jan, 1943 - 29 Feb, 1944 5. Flottille (training) 1 Mar, 1944 - 2 May, 1944 13. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Sunk 2 May, 1944 south-east of Jan Mayen, in position 69.20N, 00.20W, by depth charges from a British Swordfish aircraft of the escort carrier HMS Fencer (Sqdn 842/K). 53 dead (all hands lost). | |||||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-959 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 |