List of all U-boats

U-179

Type

IXD2

 
Ordered28 May 1940
Laid down15 Jan 1941 AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1019)
Launched18 Nov 1941
Commissioned7 Mar 1942Korvkpt. Ernst Sobe
Commanders
7 Mar 1942 - 8 Oct 1942  FrgKpt. Ernst Sobe
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)
Successes1 ship sunk, total tonnage 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.



Hitler's U-boat War
Blair, Clay


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Books dealing with this subject include

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 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.