German submarine U-599

German submarine U-599 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She was a member of four wolfpacks, carried out one patrol and sank no ships.

She was sunk northwest of the Azores by a British aircraft, in October 1942.

Service history
The submarine was laid down on 27 January 1941 at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg as 'werk' 575, launched on 15 October and commissioned on 4 December under the command of Kapitänleutnant Wolfgang Breithaupt.

She served with the 8th U-boat Flotilla from 4 December 1941 for training and the 1st flotilla from 1 September 1942 for operations.

Patrol and loss
U-599 departed Kiel on 27 August 1942 and headed for the Atlantic Ocean. Her route took her through the 'gap' between Iceland and the Faroe Islands. She then patrolled the area southeast of Greenland and east of Labrador.

She was sunk on 24 October northwest of the Azores by depth charges dropped by a British B-24 Liberator of No. 224 Squadron RAF.

Forty-four men died in U-599; there were no survivors.