U-479
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 10 Apr 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 19 Nov 1942 | Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 310) | ||||||||
| Launched | 14 Aug 1943 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 27 Oct 1943 | Oblt. Friedrich-Wilhelm Sons | ||||||||
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| Career 5 patrols |
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| Successes | 1 warship damaged for a total of 56 tons | |||||||||
| Fate | Listed as missing in the Gulf of Finland, after 15 Nov, 1944. No explanation exists for its loss. 51 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
Previously recorded fate
Soviet sources claim that the boat was sunk by the Soviet submarine Lembit. That Lembit story is very doubtful according to many sources. The Lembit is still afloat and shows no sign of any collision (the supposed sinking method) and its recent captain has stated that most of Lembit's official history is fabricated. So the cause of U-479's loss is unknown.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-479 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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