List of all U-boats
U-599
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 22 May 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 27 Jan 1941 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 575) | ||||||||
| Launched | 15 Oct 1941 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 4 Dec 1941 | Kptlt. Wolfgang Breithaupt | ||||||||
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 24 October 1942 in the North Atlantic north-west of Cape Finisterre, Spain, in position 46.07N, 17.40W, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (224 Sqn RAF/G). 44 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-599 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Lohs (13 Sep 1942 - 22 Sep 1942)
Blitz (22 Sep 1942 - 26 Sep 1942)
Tiger (26 Sep 1942 - 30 Sep 1942)
Wotan (5 Oct 1942 - 19 Oct 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-599 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
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