U-179
Type | IXD2 | |||
| Ordered | 28 May, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 15 Jan, 1941 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1019) | ||
| Launched | 18 Nov, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 7 Mar, 1942 | Korvkpt. Ernst Sobe | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 7 Mar, 1942 - 31 Aug, 1942 4. Flottille (training) 1 Sep, 1942 - 30 Sep, 1942 10. Flottille (front boat) 1 Oct, 1942 - 8 Oct, 1942 12. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 6.558 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 8 Oct 1942 in the South Atlantic near Cape Town, South Africa, in position 33.28S, 17.05E, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Active. 61 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 1 ships hit by U-179 - View the 1 war patrol
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-179 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  U-Boot Gruppe Eisbär, Pfitzmann, Martin, 1986 |