U-579
Type | VIIC | |||||||||||||||||
| Ordered | 8 Jan 1940 | |||||||||||||||||
| Laid down | 31 Aug 1940 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 555) | ||||||||||||||||
| Launched | 28 May 1941 | |||||||||||||||||
| Commissioned | 17 Jul 1941 | Kptlt. Dietrich Lohmannn | ||||||||||||||||
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| Career No patrols |
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| Successes | No 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.
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