U-579

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered8 Jan 1940
Laid down31 Aug 1940 Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 555)
Launched28 May 1941
Commissioned17 Jul 1941Kptlt. Dietrich Lohmannn
Commanders
17 Jul 1941 - 22 Oct 1941  Kptlt. Dietrich Lohmann
27 May 1942 - Oct, 1942  Oblt. Günther Ruppelt
Oct, 1942 - Sep, 1944  Oblt. Gerhard Linder
Sep, 1944 - 5 May 1945  Oblt. Hans-Dietrich Schwarzenberg
Career
No patrols
17 Jul 1941-22 Oct 1941  5. Flottille (training)
27 May 1942-31 Aug 1943  24. Flottille (training)
1 Sep 1943-28 Feb 1945  23. Flottille (training)
1 Mar 1945-5 May 1945  4. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk at 1642hrs on 5 May, 1945 in the Kattegat east of Aarhus, in approximate position 56.10N, 11.04E, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 547/K) 24 dead, unknown number of survivors.

At least 24 dead, unknown number of survivors.

The boat sank in October 1941 in the Baltic Sea in a collision. She was raised and returned to service in April 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-579 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2
Wynn, Kenneth


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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.