U-879

Type

IXC/40

 
Ordered2 Apr 1942
Laid down 26 Jun 1943 AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1087)
Launched11 Jan 1944
Commissioned19 Apr 1944Kptlt. Erwin Manchen
Commanders
19 Apr 1944 - 30 Apr 1945  Kptlt. Erwin Manchen
Career1 patrol 19 Apr 1944 - 31 Jan 1945  4. Flottille (training)
1 Feb 1945 - 30 Apr 1945  33. Flottille (front boat)
Successes1 ship damaged for a total of 8,537 GRT
Fate

Sunk 30 April, 1945 east of Cape Hatteras, USA, in position 36.34N, 74.00W, by depth charges from the US patrol frigate USS Natchez and the US destroyer escorts USS Coffmann, USS Bostwick and USS Thomas. 52 dead (all hands lost).

See the 1 ships hit by U-879 - View the 1 war patrol

Previously recorded fate
(Last revised by Axel Niestlé during January 1990. More on revised fates.

Sunk 19 April, 1945 in the North Atlantic east of Boston, in position 42.19N, 61.45W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Buckley and Reuben James.

This attack probably resulted in the loss U-548.

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in December 1944. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-879 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.