| German submarine U-679 | |
|---|---|
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
| Name: | U-679 |
| Ordered: | 5 June 1941 |
| Builder: | Howaldtswerke, Hamburg |
| Yard number: | 828 |
| Laid down: | 3 September 1942 |
| Launched: | 18 September 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 29 November 1943 |
| Fate: | Sunk on 9 January 1945 in the Baltic Sea at 59°26′N 24°07′E / 59.433°N 24.117°E by depth charges from Soviet A/S vessel MO-124 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Type VIIC submarine |
| Displacement: |
769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged |
| Length: |
67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: |
6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Draft: | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × supercharged Germaniawerft 6-cylinder 4-stroke F46 diesel engines, totalling 2,800–3,200 bhp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 1920-490 2 × BBC GG UB 720/8 electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) and max rpm: 296 |
| Speed: |
17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged |
| Range: |
8,500 nmi (15,700 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h) surfaced 80 nmi (150 km) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged |
| Test depth: |
230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft) |
| Complement: | 44–52 officers & ratings |
| Armament: |
5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) 14 × torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) Various AA guns |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
31st U-boat Flotilla (Training) 29 November 1943 - 31 July 1944 8th U-boat Flotilla 1 August 1944 - 9 January 1945 |
| Commanders: |
Oblt.z.S. Friedrich Breckwoldt[1] 29 November 1943 - 20 October 1944 Oblt.z.S. Eduard Aust[2] 21 October 1944 - 9 January 1945 |
| Operations: | 4 patrols |
| Victories: |
1 warship sunk (39 tons) 1 warship damaged (36 tons) |
German submarine U-679 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 3 September 1942 by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Hamburg as yard number 828, launched on 18 September 1943 and commissioned on 29 November 1943 under Oberleutnant zur See Friedrich Breckwoldt.
Service History[]
The boat's career began with training at 31st Flotilla on 29 November 1943, followed by active service on 1 August 1944 as part of the 8th Flotilla.
Wolfpacks[]
U-679 took part in no wolfpacks.
Fate[]
U-679 was sunk on 9 January 1945 in the Baltic Sea at 59°26′N 24°07′E / 59.433°N 24.117°ECoordinates: 59°26′N 24°07′E / 59.433°N 24.117°E by depth charges from Soviet anti-submarine vessel MO-124.
Summary of Raiding Career[]
| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July 1944 | TK-57 |  Soviet Navy
|
36 | Damaged |
| 18 November 1944 | SK-62 | Soviet Navy
|
39 | Sunk |
Sources[]
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Friedrich Breckwoldt". http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/127.html. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Eduard Aust". http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/23.html. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-679". http://uboat.net/boats/successes/u679.html. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
Bibliography[]
- Sharpe, Peter (1998). U-Boat Fact File. Great Britain: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-072-9.
- Kemp, Paul (1997). U-Boats Destroyed – German Submarine Losses in the World Wars. Arms and Armour Press. p. 228. ISBN 1-85409-321-5.
External links[]
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC U-boat U-679". http://www.uboat.net/boats/u679.htm. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
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