U-959
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 21 Mar 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 159) | ||||||||
| Launched | 3 Dec 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 21 Jan 1943 | Oblt. Martin Duppel | ||||||||
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| Career 2 patrols |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 2 May, 1944 south-east of Jan Mayen, in position 69.20N, 00.20W, by depth charges from a British Swordfish aircraft of the escort carrier HMS Fencer (Sqdn 842/K). 53 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
Wolfpack operations
U-959 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Boreas (29 Feb 1944 - 10 Mar 1944)
Thor (10 Mar 1944 - 15 Mar 1944)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-959 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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