List of all U-boats

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

Commanders

17 Jul 1941	-	12 Oct 1941	Kptlt. Dietrich Lohmann
27 May 1942	-	Oct, 1942	Oblt. Günther Ruppelt
Oct, 1942	-	Sep, 1944	Oblt. Gerhard Linder
Sep, 1944	-	5 May 1945	Oblt. Hans-Dietrich Schwarzenberg

Career
No patrols

17 Jul 1941	-	12 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

Decommissioned on 12 October 1941 at Danzig after a fire in the forward torpedo compartment. Repaired in the Holmwerft at Danzig and returned to service on 27 May 1942.

Sunk at 1642hrs on 5 May 1945 in the Kattegat east of Aarhus, in position 56.10,7N, 11.04E, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (547 Sqn RAF/K).

24 dead, unknown number of survivors. (FDS/NHB and Axel Niestlé, June 1986).

Loss position

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.