U-599
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 22 May, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 27 Jan, 1941 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 575) | ||
| Launched | 15 Oct, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 4 Dec, 1941 | Kptlt. Wolfgang Breithaupt | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 4 Dec, 1941 - 30 Aug, 1942 8. Flottille (training) 1 Sep, 1942 - 24 Oct, 1942 1. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 24 Oct, 1942 north-east of the Azores, in position 46.07N, 17.40W, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 224/G). 44 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-599 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 |