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 | 20 May 1943 - 31 Jul 1944 5. Flottille (training) 1 Aug 1944 - 14 Oct 1944 9. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 348 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 6,386 GRT 1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of 5,969 GRT | |||
| Fate | Scuttled on 24 May, 1945 at Amrum, Germany, in position 54.38N, 08.23E, after running aground. | |||
See the 3 ships hit by U-979 - View the 3 war patrols
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.
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