List of all U-boats
U-659
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 9 Oct 1939 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 12 Feb 1941 | Howaldtswerke Hamburg AG, Hamburg (werk 808) | ||||||||
| Launched | 14 Oct 1941 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 9 Dec 1941 | Oblt. Hans Stock | ||||||||
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| Career 5 patrols |
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| Successes | 1 ship sunk, total tonnage 7,519 GRT 3 ships damaged, total tonnage 21,565 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate | Sank at 0030hrs on 4 May, 1943 in the North Atlantic west of Cape Finisterre, in position 43.32N, 13.20W, after a collision with U-439. 44 dead and 3 survivors. | |||||||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-659 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Vorwärts (25 Aug 1942 - 11 Sep 1942)
Streitaxt (20 Oct 1942 - 31 Oct 1942)
Spitz (22 Dec 1942 - 29 Dec 1942)
Neptun (18 Feb 1943 - 3 Mar 1943)
Westmark (6 Mar 1943 - 8 Mar 1943)
Neuland (8 Mar 1943 - 13 Mar 1943)
Drossel (29 Apr 1943 - 4 May 1943)
Attacks on this boat
10 Sep 1942
The boat was attacked by escorts from Convoy ON 127 and seriously damaged. She was forced to abort to France. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 31)
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-659 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat! See the emblem page for this boat or view each one below.
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