List of all U-boats
U-979
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 10 Aug 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 179) | ||||||||
| Launched | 15 Apr 1943 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 20 May 1943 | Oblt. Johannes Meermeier | ||||||||
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| Career 3 patrols |
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| Successes | 1 auxiliary warship sunk, total tonnage 348 GRT 1 ship damaged, total tonnage 6,386 GRT 1 auxiliary warship damaged, total tonnage 5,969 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate | Scuttled on 24 May, 1945 at Amrum, Germany, in position 54.38N, 08.23E, after running aground. | |||||||||
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Attacks on this boat
23 Sep 1944
While attacking a small convoy one of its escorts, the British patrol craft HMS St. Kenan, rammed and depth charged the boat damaging the periscope. The boat returned to Bergen as a result. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 632)
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus and sailed equipped with it in August 1944 but it was of course installed prior to that date. 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-979 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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