Patrol info for U-79
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 29 Nov 1941 | Salamis | 8 Dec 1941 | Salamis | 10 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Kptlt. Wolfgang Kaufmann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-79
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We have daily positions for all 10 days on this patrol.
Departure from Salamis on 29 Nov 1941.
30 Nov 1941 - 1 Dec 1941 - 2 Dec 1941 - 3 Dec 1941 - 4 Dec 1941 - 5 Dec 1941 - 6 Dec 1941 - 7 Dec 1941 -
Arrival at Salamis on 8 Dec 1941.
Ships hit by U-79 during this patrol
No entries found.
General Events during this patrol
1941
6 Dec 1941. U-79 misses the British battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth with a spread of four torpedoes and thereafter ends her patrol without having scored any success with the eleven torpedoes fired.
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Attacks on U-79 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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